RE: Bootlegs vrs. Used CDs
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lord Rat Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:59 PM To: passenger side Subject: Bootlegs vrs. Used CDs Do any of you who are against bootlegs buy used CDs? The artist receives nothing from them either. Are they also a form of theft? Is Garth Brooks right? It depends- if it is an artist I have heard before and know I like, I'll buy the record new. If it's an artist I have heard of and never heard (which is getting rarer thanks to the internet and sound clips being readily available)and see it in a used bin I'll buy it there and if I like it buy the next one or the previous one(s) new. It's definitely a dilemma. I have sent money directly to the band after buying a used cd I like ( a lame gesture at best, but I sleep at night). BTW when people are dead I do buy used (mostly because I don't want the record co. to get the money). I'll chime in that bootlegging for profit is a hideous practice and anyone who thinks artists should feel fortunate to be bootlegged should have a record company for a boss. See what your paycheck looks like for a while and wonder where the missing 80% of your money is, then find out the guy in the next cubicle is doing nothing but peddling your work, and reaping rewards. Nicholas
Bootlegs vrs. Used CDs
Do any of you who are against bootlegs buy used CDs? The artist receives nothing from them either. Are they also a form of theft? Is Garth Brooks right?
Re: Used CDs
No royalties are paid on either promo or record club material, the next largest source of used cd's. Iceman Thomas Wodock wrote: I buy a lot of used CD's to check out about new artists... afraid to shell out the 14-17 bucks on someone I've just read about or the album cover looks like I would like what is on the disc. I would bet half of the CD's I buy that way are promo's. Who gets those royalties??? Thom Wodock
Re: Used CDs
From: "Doug Young aka \"The Iceman\"" No royalties are paid on either promo or record club material, the next largest source of used cd's. The promo angle makes sense but "record club material"? How can that be when they sell a substantial share of all the product? I've never heard THAT before. NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! Mike Hays www.MikeHays.RealCountry.net For the best country artist web hosting, www.RealCountry.net
Re: Used CDs
Mike Hays wrote: From: "Doug Young aka \"The Iceman\"" No royalties are paid on either promo or record club material, the next largest source of used cd's. The promo angle makes sense but "record club material"? How can that be when they sell a substantial share of all the product? I've never heard THAT before. I believe that there are no royalties paid on the 'come on' offers, the buy ten for the price of one. Royalties paid for the rest. Now I don't know if it is at the same rate. Bill Lavery
Re: Used CDs
At 07:59 AM 1/15/99 -0600, Bill Lavery wrote:
I believe that there are no royalties paid on the 'come on' offers, the
buy ten for the price of one. Royalties paid for the rest. Now I don't
know if it is at the same rate.
I had hesitated to join a record club because I thought no royalties
were paid. But someone on rmcw who seemed knowledgeable told me that
royalties ARE paid on record club cds, though they are less than on
the ones sold in stores.
I just did a Deja News search to see if I could find that post, and
found some more current ones that spelled it out more thoroughly.
These posts were from the author of the CD Club FAQ; and in the FAQ
section about ethics: http://www.blooberry.com/cdfaq/ethical.htm
he cites as his source: Billboard Magazine ("Record Clubs: An Inside
Look At An Evolving Enterprise", 30 March 1996.)
The FAQ also states:
"...generally an artist will receive no royalties for CDs sold as
"free or bonus" selections and only one-half their normal royalty rate
for CDs sold as full priced selections. (see Shemel, Syndey. "This
Business of Music". 1990. 61)"
Lianne
Re: Used CDs
Who gets those royalties??? The used CD store gets the royalties. Yep -Original Message- From: Thomas Wodock [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, January 14, 1999 6:46 PM Subject: RE: Used CDs I buy a lot of used CD's to check out about new artists... afraid to shell out the 14-17 bucks on someone I've just read about or the album cover looks like I would like what is on the disc. I would bet half of the CD's I buy that way are promo's. Who gets those royalties??? Thom Wodock
