In the "we need to make money off of every single person who listens to a single song" hysteria that has engulfed the world since the Napster fiasco. The latest news to come along is more incredible then even I can believe.
A woman who plays music for her horses, is being told that she must pay royalty fees in order to broadcast her music. I am dead serious.
In the defense of the recording industry (PRS) that is telling her to do so, they say it is not because of her horses (that would be too profitable, imagine charging every horse for every song he/she hears) NO! it is because she has 2 (count them) two employess that may hear the music. So... she is classified as public broadcast.
Holy Shit! Everyday, I am amazed that the human race continues to consider themselves intelligent.
For the morons reading this that don't understand.... Basically, if you play some music at work, and your coworkers can hear it... you need to pay a royalty fee for broadcasting it. Does it sound stupid to you now?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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that's just f'd up...
ReplyDeleteThis raises the interesting question of how much Bryant-Denny pays for the music they play at the games every Saturday?
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