The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #100338 Message #2010818
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
29-Mar-07 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: Worlds of Trad Royalties Increase
Subject: RE: Worlds of Trad Royalties Increase
Sorry I wasn't talking about your organisation.
I'm just pissed off with publishers. They take your work. And then sell it in vast catalogues. A lot of the people don't even know that they own your work.
You look on the net and there are thousands of instances of your work being used, and you know you haven't been paid for any of it. Sometimes its little djs - somethines its huge coglomerates - they all have terrific reasons for not paying you. the little guys because they can't afford to - the big guys . because youre too trivial and pettifogging for them to be bothered with.
I'm not really complaining even.. Its what I decided to do for a job, and that's the deal.
Its like that guy said in the Godfather 2, this is the business we are engaged in! Sorry if I offeded anybody - no offence intended. Ithought I was being completely matter of fact and non controversial.
Willie Jackson (Magna Carta) once said to me - you see these guys coming - you know its a rip off - but you think - oh well I WANT to make a record!