Rights issue rocks the music world
Record companies see it as mutiny. Musicians call it an overdue rebellion. Either way, the artists' rights movement has set the stage for combat that could revolutionize the music industry.
What started as a classic David-and-Goliath skirmish over contractual terms could be tilting toward a level battlefield as opposition on a wide range of issues swells against an industry mired in a sales slump...
..."We're on the threshold of a whole new system," says Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. "The time where accountants decide what music people hear is coming to an end. Accountants may be good at numbers, but they have terrible taste in music. I don't know how I'm going to get paid, but I'd rather go out into the brave new world than live with dinosaurs that are far too big for their boots." [USAToday]
I got this story via Dave's site. It's nice to see artists starting to fight back. This is a sick industry that is fighting to maintain a system that rips off artist and makes Enron accounting practices look honest. It is also an industry that is at war with it's customers...mj
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