Re: [ARSCLIST] CD versus Download was "All hail the analogue revolution..."

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Steven Barr wrote:

> Thus, if your accomplishment can be somehow recorded for posterity,
> made available for purchase and thus provide recompense for a party,
> it seems only fair that you are also rewarded by a portion of that
> income. In fact, what you are suggesting essentially defines the
> pre-1942 record industry...where an artist was paid a given amount
> for making a sound recording, and that was all he/she/it would...
> or could...ever receive!

May I suggest that we are not only wandering far afield, but are in 
danger of coming to (verbal) blows. Next, someone will suggest that my 
doctor should receive a portion of my future income - in addition to fee 
for service - for constructive care.

Ultimately, there are different models. When there is a meeting of minds 
on the model, there can be a contract. Royalties were part of that 
contract more than thirty years before the cited 1942, though they were 
rare at first. Some musicians were pleased to work for fixed rewards; 
others preferred the gamble of royalties. It was the choice of the 
artist and the publisher.

Mike
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