This Week in the Mercury
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Music Radiohead, Billy Bragg, Gang of Four Join Forces!
Posted by Ryan J. Prado on Tue, Oct 7 at 2:41 PM
And Iron Maiden too!! And, and, and Robbie Williams! Were this a worldwide mega-tour, there'd probably be more audience fisticuffs than a 19th Century Ellis Island. Alas, 'tis only the announcement of the Featured Artists Coalition, a collaborative effort by musicians whose art is distributed and sampled via the wonderful world of the Internets. For those to lazy to click the link, here's a brief rundown of the group's charter:
We believe that all music artistes should control their destiny because ultimately it is their art and endeavours that create the pleasure and emotion enjoyed by so many.This means that:
• artists should retain ultimate ownership of their music
• all agreements should be fairly conducted and transparently accounted
• rights' holders should have a fiduciary duty of care to the originator of those rights and must always explain how any agreement may affect how their work is exploited.
This will be achieved by:• changing artists' approach to agreements
• changing the recorded music and technology companies' treatment of artist rights and incomes
• up-dating laws to reflect the new music landscape.
So we will campaign for laws, regulations, business practices and policies that protect artists' rights.We will stand up for all artists by engaging with government, music and technology companies, and collection societies. We will argue for fair play and will expose unfair practices.
In short, they're all pissed. At you.
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did they mean to spell "artistes" with an e? That immediately makes me think of them as 100% more pretentious and beret-wearing.
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