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Around the time Radiohead came to Ontario to play Molson Park in Barrie, I saw an interview with the Beta Band on MuchMusic. The band was asked about how some music of their's was licensed in a commercial and they responded that they had hoped that it would put a little bit of money into their collective purse in order to do more music and art, etc. What they explained is that they lost almost the entire amount for various reasons--record label, publisher, etc (I'm not quite sure anymore, it's been a long time). They then stated that they decided not to license again, for the earlier stated reason, and because they decided that it might ruin the emotional connection/attachment that a fan has with a song. They decided that they'd rather leave commercials alone for this reason as well. I guess what I got from it was that every artist has a different situation regarding labels, publishing, etc. Each will see a different portion of the money and each has different reasons for doing commercials. From what I can gather it almost seems to come down to issues of money and credibility. Some bands have even opted to only license music for things like Amnesty International, and in the case of Yoko Ono regarding John Lennon's 'Imagine', she let them use it for two years for free (not that we haven't already heard Lennon and Beatles tunes in everything from IBM ads to Air Canada ads). Seems to me that it's all in the context of the situation. But that's just my stupid opinion. :) cheers Mark hellothisisalex www.hellothisisalex.com mp3s at www.mp3.com/hellothisisalex mark@hellothisisalex --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 4 lines International, and in the case of Yoko Ono regarding John Lennon's

> International, and in the case of Yoko Ono regarding John Lennon's > 'Imagine', she let them use it for two years for free (not that we haven't > already heard Lennon and Beatles tunes in everything from IBM ads to Air > Canada ads).

Keep in mind Michael Jackson owns the rights to the Beatles' back catalogue, not the Beatles themselves. I wonder how many artists actually had any control over the sale of their music to Madison Ave. Most of the time the sleeve doesn't say copyright control, it says P + C some label (which may be the artist's own, or it may not). Aphex Twin, of course, certainly got his money for that Pirelli Tires commercial so many years ago. Does he still have the tank in his backyard? (Let's not get started on the injustices of the automotive industry, the environmental cost, etc. thanks! We Know! I still drive one anyway!) Anyway. Continue arguing. Tom P.S. I'm starting a Syntax8rror Fan Club. We'll get together on Friday nights in chatrooms and try to guess how old he is, which city in France, and so on - loads of fun! Who's with me? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

I'm in. I'll bring along some books about how the U.S. rebuilt France(and a few other countries) after they were demolished by Hitler. Lisa b French-American Thomas Millar wrote:

quoted 8 lines P.S. I'm starting a Syntax8rror Fan Club. We'll get together on Friday

> > P.S. I'm starting a Syntax8rror Fan Club. We'll get together on Friday > nights in chatrooms and try to guess how old he is, which city in France, > and so on - loads of fun! Who's with me? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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Dans un courrier daté du 14/08/02 4:24:36 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), lysaabi@earthlink.net a écrit :

quoted 2 lines I'm in. I'll bring along some books about how the U.S. rebuilt

> I'm in. I'll bring along some books about how the U.S. rebuilt > France(and a few other countries) after they were demolished by Hitler.

and how they rebuilt japan and rescuscited the innocent civilians after they demolished it themselves? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org