[Dixielandjazz] Young people and copying CD's

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Hi Mike:


No I did not forget, but it is highly doubtful that they are copying 
ours, since  most of them never heard of any of us and or our music, I 
welcome them copying mine, I can use all the publicity I can get.   The 
studies on this issue are reflecting that yes there is some widespread 
copying being done and song sharing, but the same thing is done weekly 
on this list by esteemed friends with sheet music, out of print 
recordings, and maybe even fake books.   If more OKOM AND JAZZ ACTS 
WOUILD ACTUALLY PROMOTE THIER MUSIC it could become a problem,  Again 
We should all be so lucky.   Just think there might even be more LIVE 
Music gigs available as a result of a new generation discovering our 
music.

What I was referring to was the power of the internet available  to ALL 
of us to allow us to use it to make money and promote ourselves 
directly to consumers at the retail level to sell product without 
having all the money siphoned off by major labels, distributors and 
sharks that have controlled the music industry for so many years.

I find it very interesting to get reports of how many sales some 
artists have made independently of their recordings far far in excess 
to the numbers ever provided to them by their Major labels much less 
royalties that evaporated into thin air to pay off so called expenses 
of the record label.

There are some very excellent ways to market your CDs on the internet 
that result in your getting paid, but like anything else you have to be 
diligent and research the sites and check them out for honesty and 
integrity the same as you should check out any So called Record 
Distributor for the retail store.   If the Internet system were as bad 
as the Majors and RIAA would have the public believe then they would 
have already been out of business, instead they are still selling 
millions of units and have actually been joining the download game 
since they discovered what a great promotional tool it can be.

Earlier this year I consulted on a project with an artist & his 
manager, that had a couple of hit songs and he was chased by a Major 
Jazz label for a contract, which I advised them not to sign as it 
contained a clause that said he was to turn over 10,000 CDs that he 
still had of his latest release with the hits on it to them to be used 
as "Promotional copies ONLY" they would manufacture new ones for 
distribution with their label information on them for the retail 
outlets.    Well long story short, since he was lazy and no longer 
wanted to pursue selling his own merchandise at retail prices and 
making more money than he had ever made on any previous recordings, he 
signed the contract and turned over all the CDs to them.    They 
distributed them to the retail outlets and SOLD all of them and never 
manufactured any additional CDs of his product, and then cancelled his 
contract with an out clause concerning label cutbacks. :))  By the way 
they had rejected his offer to sign with them when he first made the 
CD.  :))

This artist was consistently selling about $2,000. worth of product by 
himself at concerts for cash at the time, and had not even yet begun to 
tap into the Internet system available to sell them.   He now has no 
manager, and no label, and no product, no booking agent, and not many 
gigs  AGAIN.   He also owed his last manager a lot of money which he 
will never see.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: Vaxtrpts at aol.com
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:14:44 EST
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Young people and copying CD's


You  think the major labels are not shaking in their boots these days,
think  again,  they can file all the lawsuits they want but they can't
beat  the people with the computers Hell bent on kicking their greedy
asses at  every given opportunity.  
:))..............................Tom
Wiggins
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ah Tom, but you forget one thing.  The SAME kids who are smart enough  
to get
by the protections from the major labels are copying OUR CD's (if they  
even
listen to any of our music) and robbing from us.  They have no  
scruples.  It
has nothing to do with getting even with the major labels and  
everything to
do with then just figuring that they can steal from anybody.
Mike Vax



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