1141  Copyright, ASCAP, SADAIC etc

Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 15:44:03 -0500
From: Victor Crichton <victor_vsc@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Copyright, ASCAP, SADAIC etc

The situation of selling copies of CDs has many points of view. I am not a
lawyer and don't profess to have an EXPERT opinion.

I do believe, however, that there is another issue to consider. I,
personally, would like to see more and more Tango CDs released by the
recording companies. They will only do this if these projects are
financially rewarding to them. If I buy a CD and then make 10 copies for my
friends or to sell, that is 10 copies that are not purchased through retail
outlets and not seen by the recording company. The market for Tango CDs is
very small to begin with (compared to pop or jazz etc). If we cut that
market by 90%, it will greatly affect the future release of more Tango CDs.

As anyone who knows me knows, I love my Tango CDs and would like to see many
more new ones, therefore, I chose to buy my CDs in their original form and
not make copies for others.

Victor


Victor Crichton
https://www.tampatango.com

>From: sharon gates <sharon7301@NETSCAPE.NET>
>Reply-To: sharon gates <sharon7301@NETSCAPE.NET>
>To: TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Just trying to help another tanguero
>Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:39:03 -0500
>
>Manuel Patino <white95r@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >The venues where the milongas take place have licenses to play music to
>the
> >public. Nightclubs, Arts centers, etc.
>
>So that implies that you provide the venue owners with the list of music
>that you play at your milongas, and they in turn provide that information
>to the proper royalties collecting agency (ASCAP?), and they in turn send
>the money to the families of D'Arienzo, DiSarli, Tanturi, Pugliese, or
>whomever holds the rights to the msuic that you, Manuel like to play at
>your milongas? If not, then how does the money get down to Argentina?
>
>As for the poor DJs in Buenos Aires who sell a few customized CDs to have
>money for food and rent and the bus ride, well, if they play by the rules
>and give the royalties to the thieves at SADAIC, how much of that money do
>you thing will go to the families of the great composers?
>
>That's my two cents.
>
>Cheers to all the aspiring DJs,
>Sharon.
>
>
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