Re: Limewire settlement: do the artists get anything?

Without direction by the court, I cannot imagine the labels paying a 
penny to anyone else. But if the artists whose tracks are involved got 
together, they could bring their own case for fraudulent conversion by 
the labels...  or some similar way of claiming. However, I would be 
surprised if there were not clauses in the artiste contracts that 
anticipated 'unusual' payments and their ownership by the labels!

It would need a dedicated and pro bono lawyer [certainly in the US] to 
demonstrate that the contracts went against the letter and spirit of 
copyright. Which they do, of course.

I am assuming the report is correct in this particular at least, because 
that industry has a very poor track record over its 'supplier' [i.e. the 
musicians] deals. And that is allowing for considerable nurturing of 
talent as part of the provision to many artists - though that may be 
more a thing of the past, than true of new and newer artists.

The report itself was an AP report, and was picked up by cbc 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/12/limeware-lawsuit-settled.html?ref=rss 
. AP has long been a reliable source of news, and would have teams 
covering the courts.

Joseph


On 13/05/2011 11:53, Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
> Obviously not a reliable source.
>
> http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-pays-riaa-105-million-artists-get-nothing-110513/
>
> says  "The recouped money is destined for reinvestment in new anti-piracy efforts and will not be used to compensate any artists."
>
> Anyone know whether that's correct? The Wall Street Journal article on the settlement doesn't address the question, and I can't find any other stories via Google News that address it.
>
>    


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