Re: CARP Passed - This sucks!

["Luigi Meloni" <Luigimeloni74@libero.it>]

I only would be subject to SIAE payments if my music ends up on an Italian
server. Funny, don't you think?

Peace
Luigi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Weissman" <paul@nioterra.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 12:44 AM
Subject: RE: CARP Passed - This sucks!


>
> > I (the sole owner of the rights on my compositions) want to put some of
MY
> > music (for free) on MY internet site, then I'll have to pay to
> > the SIAE (the
> > Italian rights organization) so that they collect the money and
> > then pay ME,
>
> wow!  that's crazy!
>
> what happens if you put your music up on a web site that's located in
> another country?  are you still subject to SIAE payments?
>
> how anyone hopes to geographically carve up the internet is beyond me...
>
>
> paul
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Luigi Meloni [mailto:Luigimeloni74@libero.it]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 12:21 PM
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: CARP Passed - This sucks!
> >
> >
> > Another question. I am an Italian artist. I'm not affiliated
> > (obviously) to
> > BMI/ASCAP,  but have my rights protected by I.M.R.O. (the Irish rights
> > organization). My label has currently set up a radio station under
mp3.com
> > or emusic.com  (that are American), that transmits only our music. What
is
> > our position regarding this law? Do we have to pay RIAA for
> > something? Does
> > this all have a sense to anyone of you?
> >
> > We too in Italy have something similar to the CARP. The funny
> > thing is that
> > in Italy the situation is even more complex. To explain it in few
> > words, if
> > I (the sole owner of the rights on my compositions) want to put some of
MY
> > music (for free) on MY internet site, then I'll have to pay to
> > the SIAE (the
> > Italian rights organization) so that they collect the money and
> > then pay ME,
> > the artist,  the sum minus the 40% of what I had to pay (the 40 %
> > remains to
> > the SIAE for the expenses of collecting my money and giving it back to
> > me...). The funny thing is that I'm not affiliated to SIAE in any
> > way, since
> > I'm affiliate to the IMRO, but I'll have to pay the same. If my
> > compositions
> > were not copyrighted I would have to pay the same,  and the 100% of the
> > money would go to SIAE (and we are talking of quite some money).
> >
> > Peace
> > Luigi
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "matt davignon" <mattdavignon@hotmail.com>
> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 8:26 PM
> > Subject: re: CARP Passed - This sucks!
> >
> >
> > > Now here's a question:
> > >
> > > Can a streaming radio station exist by playing only songs of
consenting
> > > artists and labels who are not affiliated with BMI/ASCAP?
> > >
> > > There are enough good non-major-label artists who actually want their
> > music
> > > to be heard to fill a huge number of stations in any genre, and I'd
like
> > to
> > > think there's a large enough audience that would be interested
> > in hearing
> > > stuff that they don't already hear on the radio.
> > >
> > > I think the reason that the major labels made the effort to squash
> > internet
> > > radio is that they feared they would no longer have control of all 
>the
> > > channels necessary to convince John Q. Average-American that the 
>bands
> > > marketed by them are the only ones worth hearing. That's why they
didn't
> > > make effort to charge the same rate to broadcast radio stations. 95%
of
> > > broadcast radio stations exclusively play major-label material.
> > >
> > > Anyway, it would be nice if we could turn this into a case of the
majors
> > > shooting themselves in the foot. Wouldn't it be great if we said, 
>"Ok,
> > well
> > > since you're being such an asshole about it, we'll only play music by
> > > artists/labels who are in it for the art and community from now on."
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
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