Come On Down Music

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:20:23 +0000



I'm down for good music for a good cause but this ain't the case. The homie Sha from MTV hit me with a question yesterday I dreaded goin' on the record about: How do I feel about hip-hop artists being included in the "We Are The World" remake? Geez, I guess we've come long way since 1985. I don't think you could do it any other way than include our culture which is the pulse of pop culture. But instead of feeling any type of validation, I feel disgust. Seriously, a complete remake of the original song? Celine Dion gettin' her Cyndi Lauper on? Lil Wayne as Bob Dylan? Fuck outta here. Didn't I see Will.I.Am in the flicks? They could gave that nigga an hour plus a pen and a pad and I'm sure he'd come up with something cheesy for no small fee but for free. I'm truly scared to hear what the final product is gonna sound like. Are we really gonna hear the soothing vocals of Nipsey Hussle in the final mix? Highly doubt it. Damn, it's the thought that counts but this just doesn't feel right. Shame on a couple of legendary nuhs named Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones. MJ is turning over in his oxygen tank.

1) I don't think that they would be foolish enough to look at separate notices on the same day from the same sources as more than one strike. It would be like a policeman writing you 10 speeding tickets for the same offense because you were speeding for 10 feet. I would call this point "fear mongering" because you have no indication that this is true.


I do, for a group that can't keep track of what is legal or not, make no distinction between fair use or unauthorized use and already accused, prosecuted and lost in court a lot of claims it is just not that difficult to see how this could happen with a high frequency.

2) If the material is used with permission, there should not be an DMCA notices, and the DMCA notices would in fact be illegal (and subject to fine). There is no indication that there will not be some sort of mechanism to object or assert rights that you have in the process.


Depends where, in the U.S. it is illegal but its not certain that anyone would win because of the mess the law is and if they loose they also have to pay the otherside so it is not likely that a 15 years old girl will take up that challenge or poor people will bother with it, individuals will not fight and big companies know that, and that is why walmart prefers to annoy its customers then to give back anything because they know 1 in 10 will not fight whatever they do and even a bigger number give up when faced with stalling tactics. So in fewer words the consumer protections are pretty weak and very few people will go that route, but it opens a door for scam people who could use this to set up honey pots to get money from the industry. Out go fans and in come scammers.

3) You are right, they should never sign with major labels, never sign distribution agreements, and never publish their music in any manner, because it just leads to getting well known! Stay in the garage where it's safe (egg cartons insulate too!)


They will go where the public is, by the looks of it labels will not be part of the picture for much longer.
I think you are under some delusion that artists have a choice LoL


My personal opinion: If you want to run a blog without issue get your own domain, pay for your hosting, and be your own boss. if you work off of platforms that other people use, particularly free blog hosting, you are pretty much committing suicide up front. You are almost entirely assured of a failure somewhere along the line.

Take responsibility for your site, take ownership, and then they will have to deal with your directly. That would change everything.


My personal opinion about your opinion:

You are an idiot!
Even if someone go and host their own blog people still can send DMCA's to the ISP directly and they have to take it down, will all those people like you who don't know the difference from WEP and WAP be able to buy thousands of dollars in server equipment, and set it up?

NO they depend on people who know how to do it, the easy way is to not promote Copycrap and start using Copyleft.

If you disagree please show us how would you find a friendly ISP to host your blog that would fight a DMCA in your behalf and if you find one inside the U.S. please show us how would you setup your LAMP.

When you beat a dog with a stick don't expect the dog to forget neither the man nor the stick.

Those actions taken by the industry and the government will come back in the future to bite them.

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