quoted 5 lines said that they would pay royalties....my initial question was whether or>said that they would pay royalties....my initial question was whether or
>not these can independently audited...the answer was yes, but this was
>none of my business...fine...but as someone who has experience in this
>realm, i can tell you that is rarely the case...audit practices at
>record labels are poor at best...
True. In general, the artist has to pay the accountant's fees. The record
company has to pay the accountant's fees if said accountant finds a
difference of more than 5% in some cases 10 %. So you normally do not take
the risk, because you can't afford an accountant. So they have every
possibility to fuck you over.
(I'm not saying this is the case with Warp. It is just a clause that pops
up in every contract I have seen thusfar.)
quoted 2 lines disputes, the artist is the one who gets screwed...sorry to take your>disputes, the artist is the one who gets screwed...sorry to take your
>time...
Will the artist who has ever seen an entirely correct royalty statement
raise his/her hand now ? No ? Thought So.
Do not kid yourself. Very often there is no difference between a Major or
an Indie.
On with my life... There's an MPC 2000 waiting (yes, I am a happy person...)
Bye,
Allert
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"No corporation will ever pay a creator enough to sue them succesfully"
-Dave Sim, creator of Cerebus
Allert Aalders - Big Time Concepts - allert@knoware.nl - KoX