2007/3/28, Andrew Donnellan <ajdlinux@gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/28/07, Matthew Johnson <debian@matthew.ath.cx> wrote: > Yes that's the contract you have to sign to be part of Teosto (which you > have > to do if you ever want to make a living in Finland as a musician). Ouch. As was indicated earlier this seems standard for all performance rights organisations.
Does that include performance rights organizations in the United States? (I'm from Canada, and most of the pop music here is from U.S. artists.) Also, how about "podsafe" music (music liberally-enough licensed to be included in podcasts)? Are small "indie" artists who haven't entered into contracts with such organizations the only ones who can release music under "podsafe" licensing terms such as CC-BY-SA or CC-BY-NC-SA? If so: Are there any interest groups who are run lobbying campaigns against such strict rules? Cheers, Jason Note: I am not sending a cc to 383316@bugs.debian.org this time.