Jokes' On Me (was Burn Down the Library)
Touche Jeff Wall ! Good piece. It doesn't take much to get the crowd going when it comes to the Garthman. I still stand by my comments especially the one about roasting the Anti-Hank. Hmmm ... you know we having had a good record burning in awhile ... Jeff Sohn The red-in-the-face Bass Playing Librarian in Albany NY
Re: Burn Down the Library
Like I posted to Jeff off-list... In Tennessee they make Jack Daniels' whiskey in a dry county. Maybe Garth thinks that the only way to make music is to create an environment where music is impossible to listen to.. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
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At 10:34 AM 1/14/99 -0500, you wrote: Waiting for the librarians on the list to weigh in on this one, I think they've already shelved it in the Jokes And Hoaxes section. As they damn well should. I can't believe y'all bought that piece. Hook, Line, and Sinker. Maybe I should be writing for The Onion. That piece was a Hoax. I made it up. Every little bit of it. Sorry if I raised anyone's blood pressure. God, you people are gullible. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 727 Alder Circle - Va Beach, Va - 23462 -(757) 467-3764
Burn Down the Library
AP NASHVILLE: Garth Brooks may be taking the year off from touring, but by no means is he going to be sitting around doing nothing. The time off from the road is giving him the opportunity to once again campaign for a cause he believes in, performer's rights. "I think it's nothing less that outright theft" says Brooks when asked about the used cd market. "Intellectual property is still property. If someone were to sell my Range Rover without my permission, or without properly compensating me, it would be the same thing. When someone buys a used Cd, they are depriving the artist and the songwriter of payment for services rendered." Brooks, who is one of the wealthiest performers in Country Music is attempting to spearhead a bill through the Tennessee State House of Representatives that would require sale of used Cd's to be treated the same as the sale of new releases. "It ought to be the same. The sales should be reported to Soundscan and royalties should be paid to the performers and songwriters." The bill, known as the aetistic compensation bill. also states that royalties should be paid on all intellectual and artistic property, not just Music cd's. "Hey, if you buy a used car, says Brooks, you still have to pay taxes on it, get a title and insurance. Artistic Property should be treated the exact same way." If the Brooks authored bill were to become law, it would require used book stores and comic book shops to charge a royalty fee for every used book or collectible comic book sold, including long out of print and rare materials. The bill also charges library patrons an 'artists compensation' fee for every book, periodical, or sound recording checked out. "Clubs and radio stations have to pay a fee to ASCAP and BMI for artists compensation in order to play music over a sound system, states Brooks. I don't see why the Libraries should get off when the Radio Stations don't. Besides, more people listen to the radio than go to libraries, so it's only fair." To learn more about the bill for artistic compensation, visit the Tennessee House of Reprensentatives website at http://www,tennhouse.gov Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 727 Alder Circle - Va Beach, Va - 23462 -(757) 467-3764
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"I think it's nothing less that outright theft" says Brooks when asked about the used cd market. "Intellectual property is still property. If someone were to sell my Range Rover without my permission, or without properly compensating me, it would be the same thing. Gee, by this logic, it's not really YOUR Range Rover, Garth. It still belongs to the automaker. and this: If the Brooks authored bill were to become law, it would require used book stores and comic book shops to charge a royalty fee for every used book or collectible comic book sold, including long out of print and rare materials. The bill also charges library patrons an 'artists compensation' fee for every book, periodical, or sound recording checked out. And if such a law ever took effect, he could kiss his career goodbye. The public reaction would be deadly. If Garth wants to play games with the Nashville power structure, that's fine. If he seriously thinks he's going to change the free library system in this country, then he really is the contemptible horse's ass his detractors make him out to be. Waiting for the librarians on the list to weigh in on this one, Tom Smith
