On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The system that ASCAP is promoting for is only viable in a debt based > economy. They want to ensure that people who claim ownership of the artwork > can get a cut of the money that is earnt from using the art/product for > financial gain after the money earned has been counted. In this case I think > it would be more appropriate for them to campaign for laws that require up > front payments by the industry for work that is intended to be used for > financial gain. It would give it's members a better chance of seeing some of > the cash they feel they deserve and force the industry to be clear about how > much money they intend to earn and are willing to part with for that > opportunity. It would also move them away from supporting and contributing > to a debt based economy which only serves the goals of the elite. i have an account on CD Baby. there's a release there (you can check it out if you want, its by a group called Global Illage). how does what you've written above relate to my use of copyright in connection with this activity? _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user