tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post113373959895926052..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: THE FUTURE OF COPYRIGHTSSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1133866258055531732005-12-06T10:50:00.000+00:002005-12-06T10:50:00.000+00:00Simon - If Jacko's still around in 30 years, I'll ...Simon - If Jacko's still around in 30 years, I'll quite happily py his legal bills myself (assuming I'm still around, "natch").<BR/>Jacko just needs to lay low for a couple of decades, releasing the occasional album to keep his label happy and the obituarists away and then return to do a worldwide stadium tour where the audience will wonder at how someone who has abused himself so much can still entertain.<BR/>Worked for the Stones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1133791113132324722005-12-05T13:58:00.000+00:002005-12-05T13:58:00.000+00:00I was shopping in Past Times the other day (look, ...I was shopping in Past Times the other day (look, I had my reasons, okay?) and noticed they're amongst the first to make use of the things coming out of copyright - they've got CDs which, more or less admit on the sleeve that they've taped them off the original records so they're a bit crackly.<BR/><BR/>Now, eyetie... imagine if in some point in the future all those 80s records were suddenly available... possibly ripped from tapes kids made from the Radio One Top 40, including the little bit of Tony Blackburn saying "Up twenty-two fantastic top forty..." before you hit the pause button. And imagine the look on Michael Jackson's face (you'll have to guess what that looks like by then) as he sees his records finally selling again, but... not... helping... pay... his... legal... bills.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1133789117476062272005-12-05T13:25:00.000+00:002005-12-05T13:25:00.000+00:00It's kind of funny that the big record companies h...It's kind of funny that the big record companies have only just noticed their snouts scraping the bottom of the trough. An apparent lack of interest in developing interesting artists and a reliance on pumping out karaoke bilge means that they're having to rely on back catalogues for revenue. Soon, all that will be out of copyright... Maybe the big companies could scrape together some cash by ripping some hot tracks from Myspace and head to a car boot sale!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1133782581893465432005-12-05T11:36:00.000+00:002005-12-05T11:36:00.000+00:00I'm behind Gordon on this one. I plan to be aroun...I'm behind Gordon on this one. I plan to be around in 30 years time and I would rather not hear a gluttony of 80s music being released ALL AT THE SAME TIME. Imagine the entire Madonna back catalogue being released, one single a week, while Jacko, NKOTB, ABC, Duran Duran and Adam Ant clog up the remainder of the top 10.<BR/><BR/>Like the Yanks, 100 years should be the minimum but 75% of all profits after Year 50 should go to RNID or other suitable charities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com