I respect your opinions Dave and always have, but I will end my participation in this discussion by saying that for ME, I respectfully disagree with your assessment that this is doing something that " we all know is wrong" . I don't see it that way AT ALL.. period !! Think about it for a second.. I NEVER recall being asked to
pay a royalty fee for performing ( NOT recording or selling a CD copy of a cover tune ..just performing ) a copywritten " cover " tune when I was performing in a band, or being told that I cannot perform so and so's song ... has anyone else had this experience ? I made good money doing it too. Was it wrong ? hmmmm.. Songs are copywritten too...or is that different ? I've never made a dime on any of these styles by the way.
Naturally, many people will say " oh that's different "...Ok is it really ? Maybe it is since once I play the song it's gone ...vanished into the air...not recorded..while the copied styles are perpetually there. Then again..maybe not. But why is it really different? because Yamaha says so ?
Maybe we would like things to be black and white and we'd like the "days" to return when they were, but I'm not so sure that is possible. I think black and white fades a bit into grey and maybe it has always been this way for thinking people, as part of the process of our minds expanding and contemplating more and more complex thoughts as we go through life. Besides, when we were younger, the pressure of setting the standard wasn't really upon us as much as it is later in life, was it? I don't think the times we live in have much to do with it at all, but hey that's just my opinion on it.
I know from copywrite issues in the music business that are supposedly designed to protect the artists but really always seem to instead serve the interests of the big record labels. I don't wanna even go there.. That's fodder for another forum.
I will end my participation in this discussion Uncle Dave and all by saying that I'll respect your opinions always, but please don't tell me that I KNOW I'm wrong ..If you think that is the case..that is fine, you're entitled to that opinion, and I'll respect your opinion as always..but that doesn't make it my reality.
Dano..
I think that maybe..just maybe.. Yamaha has just given that "edge " away.
Cliff,
Yahoo tells us that they are an advertising supported service. You'll see that quite often when you read a message posted on their site. Is yahoo getting any revenue from Yamaha as a direct result of the groups that discuss and in many cases promote and advertise their products ? I am curious. I wonder how much they pay Nigel for being mentioned on this forum ? " Fair " can be a subjective term I think.
"Korg" AJ
[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 01-30-2002).]
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