I was never thinking about lyrics sites paying, since I see them a source of free advertisment. Sure, they're making money off ad revenue (and this is probably the whole point), but it's free to me to go look, so I do it very often. Also, the lyrics are a poor substitute for the song itself-so going to a lyric site isn't even song methadone.
Inara: You don't have to die alone. Mal: Everybody dies alone.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - May 05, 2006 12:28:22 pm PDT #5648 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Theodosia - May 05, 2006 12:28:42 pm PDT #5649 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I would, sarameg, but I'm still working, so you have to suffer along with me.
sarameg - May 05, 2006 12:29:03 pm PDT #5650 of 10002
Damn you, Theo.
Hayden - May 05, 2006 12:29:10 pm PDT #5651 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I was disagreeing that he's the most dour, unfunny person imaginable.
Not as long as Ann Coulter remains undead.
F&G is another show that had to fight hard to get all the music on the DVDs, and that delayed the set for a long time.
They weren't completely successful, either. Just mostly.
DavidS - May 05, 2006 12:32:37 pm PDT #5652 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
They weren't completely successful, either. Just mostly.
What's missing?
bon bon - May 05, 2006 12:32:41 pm PDT #5653 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I was never thinking about lyrics sites paying, since I see them a source of free advertisment. Sure, they're making money off ad revenue (and this is probably the whole point), but it's free to me to go look, so I do it very often. Also, the lyrics are a poor substitute for the song itself-so going to a lyric site isn't even song methadone.
They're making money off of content they don't own, though. It's basically reprinting copyrighted material. I don't think a songwriter is thinking about the advertising, so much, but that they're using someone else's property for their own profit. I don't know if RIAA is involved or not, but I imagine ASCAP and BMI should be.
aurelia - May 05, 2006 12:32:59 pm PDT #5654 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Someone tell me that it would be perfectly fine to leave 20 minutes early.
I will, Sara. Theo only has power over you if she is providing your transportation.
sarameg - May 05, 2006 12:34:47 pm PDT #5655 of 10002
Thank you.
Now I have to decide what I'm doing for dinner, since pretty much everything I have involves defrosting. Sigh.
Sheryl - May 05, 2006 12:35:04 pm PDT #5656 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
G had two interviews this week, and one of the places made him a verbal offer. Here's hoping that all goes well with references and such...
Trudy Booth - May 05, 2006 12:36:53 pm PDT #5657 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
There are different categories of DVDs, the ones you sell for a hundred bucks because you're only selling a few and the ones you sell for cheap because you're selling a million.
You could work that sort of thing into the deal. If X sells more than Y units the price for the rights increases. That only benefits the people living on the rights -- they sell more songs at a lower price and can sell some (that never would have sold under the current system) at the higher.
I don't know that F&G's one Styx song necessarily starts a revival, but look what Muriel's Wedding did for ABBA (Mama Mia for one). The way it stands now they're cutting themselves off from that possibility.
Gilligan's Island wasn't re-run ad nauseum because it was so good but because it was so cheap because the actors had lousy contracts -- and now its part of our consciousness well beyond its merits. It would be smart to try and get a bit of that buzz with the periodic cheap deal. WKRP could TOTALLY do that sort of thing.