Posted by Greg Carr on 01/15/07 02:58

Tom wrote:
> "Greg Carr" <gregpcarr@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
> news:1168827932.851421.162810@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> > ---OTTAWA - Ever taped or PVRed a show so you can watch it later,
> > otherwise known as time shifting?
> >
> > Or ripped a CD so you could listen to it on your MP3 player, called
> > format shifting?
>
>
> I have friends whose jobs are to attend jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, folk and any
> other ideas of music that come to mind, and write down the songs, the riffs and
> the intentions to be reported back to SOCAN.

(The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of
Canada)-SOCAN

>
> For instance, if Neil Young is in town and sings more than 3 bars of Bob Dylan's
> "Like a Hurricane". He writes it down and Neil has to pay Bob Dylan.
>
> There are spies everywhere, and my friend is a part-timer who (of course) has an
> encyclopaedic knowledge of contemporary music. He's amazing.

That's great. I have no problem with this sort of activity. Neil Young
of course makes lots of money and if he plays some Pearl Jam during a
concert or vica-versa then he is supposed to pay a fee. This is a
matter of routine for bars and restaurants that use recorded music to
entertain paying customers. I've heard of this happening in the past
before. Thanks for the input.

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