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Posted by J. Clarke on 12/09/06 00:30
On Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:42:03 -0800, Christopher Campbell wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 06:15:06 -0800, Bill wrote
> (in article <ibOdnUGzArj_7uTYnZ2dnUVZ_vbinZ2d@golden.net>):
>
>> In the movie "The Queen", Tony Blair is heard to utter plaintively,
>> "will somebody please step in and save these Royals from themselves...."
>>
>> Some days I think the media should just give all the copyright holders
>> out there exactly what they ask for and take down all the copyrighted
>> material, take it off the air, off TV, off the internet. In fact, they
>> should refuse to pay to broadcast ANYTHING other than material freely
>> submitted by independent artists who want the exposure, or their own
>> staff writers and videographers and musicians.
>>
>> Oh my god-- no Celine Dion on the radio anymore? The horror!
>>
>> There would be a bruising year or two of losses, and then the public
>> would adopt an entirely new generation of artists who, eureka, discover
>> that it is good and profitable to let the public see and hear and--
>> gasp-- copy your work.
>>
>> When diesel trains were introduced, didn't the unions try to insist that
>> the stokers and firemen keep their jobs?
>
> So, what are you saying? That musicians and actors should not be paid
> anymore?
I'd like to see all of them paid a decent living wage instead of some of
them with little talent and lots of luck and a good promoter being
zillionaires while others who have far more skill and training wait tables
to make ends meet.
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--John
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