tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458458298755361503.post1252754071606705083..comments2023-09-30T12:54:51.219+01:00Comments on neil storey @ storeys: Don’t Bang The DrumNeil Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844747663590337912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458458298755361503.post-78499453597312817222010-11-15T20:30:59.888+00:002010-11-15T20:30:59.888+00:00"How the hell are 'creatives' going t..."How the hell are 'creatives' going to combat this and earn properly as they should?"<br /><br />They can't.<br /><br />In the US this is covered under the home recording act of 1986. It is legally the same activity as recording a song off the radio or a TV show to VHS for viewing later.<br /><br />There is no way to protect the per-copy payment mechanism that the music industry used to make money in the 1900s.<br /><br />Today, if it can be heard, it can be had.<br /><br />If your primary model to make money as a 'creative' is to charge listeners/users on a per-copy ownership basis, you are fucked. There is no hope.<br /><br />You're right; nothing online is safe. Quit trying to put a helmet and kneepads on everything.<br /><br />Live dangerously. Besides, No risk = No reward.Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-458458298755361503.post-64661258757807786232010-11-05T13:31:45.950+00:002010-11-05T13:31:45.950+00:00As a quick addendum to the main post, nothing on Y...As a quick addendum to the main post, nothing on YouTube is safe either... its almost as easy as drag and drop (copy 'n paste technology) - a couple of clicks and... the HD audio to a previously only viewable as HD video from the Crossroads Guitar Festival of 2007 now nestles in perfect I-Pod quality on my desktop. <br /><br />OK... so its an MP3 = its not totally lossless but, for the vast majority around the world, that suffices. <br /><br />Nothing is safe... and, more importantly, how the hell are 'creatives' going to combat this and earn properly as they should?Neil Storeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844747663590337912noreply@blogger.com