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Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license. Journey's holy trinity, the writers of the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

RocknRoll wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license. Journey's holy trinity, the writers of the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Does this only effect the writers? Don't forget about the guy that already has more money than God!!

brywool wrote:Thanks for your concern RocknRoll, but I'm doing okay.

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

RocknRoll wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license. Journey's holy trinity, the writers of the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Does this only effect the writers? Don't forget about the guy that already has more money than God!!

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Don wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Actually, the thanks should go to Eminem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/busin ... .html?_r=1

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Actually, the thanks should go to Eminem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/busin ... .html?_r=1

Good for Marshall and all
the artists who will benefit as a result ... Bad for the people who took a bite out of Apple!!

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Actually, the thanks should go to Eminem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/busin ... .html?_r=1

Good for Marshall and all
the artists who will benefit as a result ... Bad for the people who took a bite out of Apple!!

Fuck Apple! There are ways around Apple.

brywool wrote:Thanks for your concern RocknRoll, but I'm doing okay.

Don wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Actually, the thanks should go to Eminem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/busin ... .html?_r=1

Good for Marshall and all
the artists who will benefit as a result ... Bad for the people who took a bite out of Apple!!

Fuck Apple! There are ways around Apple.

Apple isn't at fault here, nor Amazon. They paid the money, it's just that the labels didn't distribute it fairly.

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Actually, the thanks should go to Eminem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/busin ... .html?_r=1

Good for Marshall and all
the artists who will benefit as a result ... Bad for the people who took a bite out of Apple!!

Fuck Apple! There are ways around Apple.

Apple isn't at fault here, nor Amazon. They paid the money, it's just that the labels didn't distribute it fairly.

That's right, and if this case wins ...download prices will go ^^^^^^

Don wrote:Since the Supreme court refused to hear the appeal, not many options left for the labels beyond a massive settlement agreement.

Don wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

Don wrote:I was following up on Andrews link on the frontpage where the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal, letting stand a lower court’s decision that digital music should be treated as a license, not a sale. Journey's classic lineups in the 80s, responsible for the band's biggest hits before the digital era may have been only getting a 12% in royalties for their older pre-download songs now being sold digitally. This judgement may now take that up to 50% retroactively. which could include the digital sales of DSB, the Greatest Hits and a lot of their catalog albums and singles that have been downloaded over the last ten years since digital sales went active.

Thanks to JBJ!!

Actually, the thanks should go to Eminem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/busin ... .html?_r=1