Movies | February 12, 2011 | 4 comments

Lets Talk about Copyright in the Music and Movie Industry

source: http://www.chicagomusicpromotions.com

Mattchicago
Hello Viewers.

First let me start by saying copyright is a interesting situation that has been around since the internet actually became the internet i remember when i was a teenager on a 56K Modem downloading songs that took 1-2 days to download for a 3 minute song.

Now With Today's Technology and file sharing situation. I think Everyone has downloaded a file to there computer, ipod, blackberry, ipad or other device no one is subject for not ever downloading any type of file (legally or not). Unless you live under a rock and do not own a internet connection well everyone is under that situation.

Now here is where copyright falls into play : You take that file you download and then zap it all over the internet for other users or consumers to download. You may or may have not paid for that file (yourself) to keep on your computer or system device but you are now giving it away to potential of million other users or consumers to also download that file without having to pay for it. Either on IRC, Bittorrent sites or them file uploading sites it has now been syndicated on the internet for people to get.

Here is the Kicker : Some of the people who even created the song, video or movie has also done this to generate hype, buzz or press about whatever they are releasing mostly its sent to promoters, internet marketing firms or websites (that are technically) suppost to be secure from people downloading but that is not the case most of the time they either have a bad employee or a breach in there systems where someone will be able to access there database(s) and download the content (hackers) and also distribute it on the net. some people use software that can RIP the file from the video player and also rip the song from the mp3 player. So now you got a complete mess when it comes to copyright since technically it came from the "creators" but now its in everyone's potential hands.

So here is where it gets hairy

So you got these major industry people who are now going after consumers for having files on there computers that are requiring major amounts of money from them, So here is where it gets bad all that bad press from these agencies or companies going after people really effects them in a bad way more then a good way, sure you want to get compensated for the composition or video you have created but if its out there trust me its out there there is no way you can have it totally disappear from the internet and your going to have some kid, teenager or young adult in there parents basement downloading it to some torrent site or sharing it on IRC or some website or whatever.

Instead of Lawsuits Possible Suggestion?

So you want to stay in good terms with consumers so instead of suing them possibly take a new road to this situation say the files are on a Time Elapse or well the videos will expire after a certain amount of days on the persons computer. You see it all the time with videos where people have encoded scripts into the video to process so might as well do that for all new music or videos released have it time locked for copyright protection. So either way you look at it even if they do give out the song or video after a certain time the file will not play or it will remove itself from the persons computer after a certain time delay.

Even with that it wont stop the issue with copyright file sharing you are always going to have someone someplace in this world who will be recording a video, mp3 or composition and blasting it on the internet.

I am not promoting file sharing or anything like that since i am in the music industry and i know of the situation. I am just saying that its pretty much pointless to sue people for endless amounts of dollars since in the long run you might get whiplash in the process if you end up going after the wrong person, but by then your reputation has been demolished and your company has been branded as bad by consumers for attacking everyone who might have a song on there computer that they "might" have given out to someone.

So you want Legal Free Music and Videos where they cannot attack you look up Creative Commons License Media and download files from podcast safe sites since the creators or people who created the compositions have authorized for downloads of that file and sharing of that file. They want there music or videos seen or heard and they love the extra exposure, promotions and buzz and hype and trust me there is a lot of music out there and videos out there and movies you can download for free legally without getting a notice in the mail or a slap on the hand.


Cheers.
Matthew Nalett
Chicago Music Promotions
http://www.chicagomusicpromotions.com
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4 comments // Lets Talk about Copyright in the Music and Movie Industry

  • Xarxay_Jones
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      Xarxay_Jones  

    • The thing is that it is the "new generation" that started the illegal downloading. But also new technology came with this new generation. I myself still have and own over 500 CD's, over 100 vinyl albums, and God knows how many cassette tapes. All of them original copies. I started collecting these in 1983! Yet I was only 3 years old!! I bought my first tape in 1985, my first vinyl in 1985, and my first CD in 1991. Now let's go back to the first sentence of my comment. "New Generation" Anyone that was born in the early to late 90's has ALWAYS had access to internet. public schools, libraries, churches, homes, etc. Let's keep in mind that anyone born prior to this decade most likely went to school, church, library, etc. without using internet. I am 30 years of age. I graduated in 97, and my school actually didn't get internet till 1995! And even in those times, when the internet was made public, downloading and sharing files was space age pimpin' to any computer geek. I graduated from SAE Institute and Belmont Univ. with a degree in music business and audio engineering in 2009. This same discussion was brought up but was tackled by students that were 8+ years younger than I. Their ears were not "trained" to know the difference between a high fidelity warm analog recording and a lousy 320 Kbps download! Now I myself would rather have a 16bit 48K sample CD recording! Higher fidelity, brings out the instrumentation sonically. But if a person is raised on skipping the middle man from going Fye, Sam Goody, Virgin, Musicland and staying home and downloading a crappy recording from whatever shared file website, then there is your problem. Now take heed....We were all in the same class for music business and audio engineering...70 percent of the class said that they would never purchase a song again....because it should be free! I'm seriously like dude WTH??? So, lets get this straight, we are all in a class together for a career in music, but you still want to illegally download "your" personal music? Hmm, well now I see why I can't land a job in my chosen profession. Now I myself am a musician/DJ/sound designer/audio engineer. So in order for me to keep my head above water, I MUST change with the technology. Why? because I fear of living in caveman days. So my answer lies here. All of my music that I make, I "distribute" it for free. I compose and arrange for free, and guess what else.. Yep you guessed it. I will sell for free of charge. Because we are living in the digital domain where any music that lies within a physical mean is becoming and will become extinct. So all of my live performances, you will pay for, all my merchandise used to market my music(t-shirts, pens, posters, bumper stickers, girls thongs with my name on them, etc.), you will pay for. Now any live performance that I will give you will never be the same as the last one. It's a one in a lifetime opportunity to visually engage in my performances. This goes for any critically acclaimed artist or joe blow on the street. Now thats quality music that I believe anyone will pay for. How you get them there will only be your obsticle.

      Xarxay Jones
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    • 1 year ago
  • ArchDruid
  • DocRockk
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      DocRockk  
    • ArchDruid:

      I am with you on this. I have no issues whatsoever with d/l'ing music. If I like what I hear, I buy their concert tickets (w/o Ticketmaster if at all possible). I buy their Merch at their shows. I order stuff off their website, etc. Most all of what I spend my money on goes straight into the artist's pockets.

      As long as it's freely available I will download it. If anyone wants to call me a thief, I couldn't possibly care less. It's a new era, and the business model for the music business is still evolving.

    • 1 year ago
  • ze
    • +2
      ze  

    • If someone doesn't want to pay for your music, they will always find a way. You can't stop it. Having said that, there are artists that grow their following based on a slow, organic growth of live performances which are financially viable and encourage more fervent support. A great example of this is The Black Keys. As a fan, you want to support them, and they do a great job of providing good value, not just with shows and music, but also with things like their concert posters, which have pretty much become collector's items. That piracy has become such a scourge to the music industry is largely the fault of the music industry. Even today, the majors are still trying to strong arm Apple into charging more for singles when they should be thanking Apple for providing a popular, legitimate platform to market their music.

      From my point of view, the sales of CD's became kind of like crack for the music industry. If you look at the history of recorded music, in the beginning, a record was a way to popularize a band in early radio era, so that when the band came to town, their shows would sell. It is only when record players became ubiquitous that the model for "Selling Units" materialized. Well guess what, in the digital age, the paradigm shifted. Once iTunes went on line, they way people thought about consuming music changed, and it has changed further with things like Pandora. Do I need to really buy any music at all, or do I need a service that makes sure that I have music when I need it? Music has been (somewhat) de-commoditized. It's less about a tangible thing we own, and more about our ability to dial it up when we need it.

      Where is it headed? I think smart artists will employ a mixture of free downloadables in tandem with attractively priced offerings. I believe there will be a re-emphasis of performance based revenue. At the peak of the music industry's crack addiction, artists just got their record out and waited for the $$ to roll in... not any more. No more money for nothing and chicks for free. More commercial licensing of music will add to artists' revenue streams. I happen to think it's a great time to be an independent artist. You can do it all if you're willing and cut out the middle man. You can use any one of several services available to get your tunes on iTunes/Pandora etc, and collect a majority of the royalties yourself. So why bother looking to get signed by a "major"? Do it yourself...

    • 1 year ago
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