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- Wulffy, on 12/29/2008, -0/+65Ah. First they try to kill YouTube and force them to delete their videos and later on they want to compete. Nice strategy, but predictable.
- imjohn, on 12/30/2008, -0/+37I can't believe they think that music videos have much cash value. Not even MTV shows music videos anymore,
- americangenius, on 12/30/2008, -1/+24they dropped the chicken with the golden eggs a long time ago, and they've been blaming everyone else the whole time, funny, they wanted more so they quit selling singles, and expected everyone to pay 20 bucks for a cd even if it was for one song, and refused to get on board and sell single songs when the mp3 came about, screw the greedy bastards, they've gotten what they deserve
- mongo22, on 12/30/2008, -5/+25Wow, if they follow the Hulu model, they may be quite successful. Thanks for sharing.
- harrisonsulkow1, on 12/30/2008, -0/+20didn't mtv already post every official music video on their site? seems like a waste of time.
- BillyB, on 12/29/2008, -0/+17Again?
- Collecto, on 12/30/2008, -2/+19***** THE RIAA
- datagod, on 12/30/2008, -0/+17SueTube has a nice ring, but I'll listen to the music I already have, thanks....
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+15***** greedy corporate bastards...
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+14Please excuse jerrycurley. Upon reviewing his comment history, it's clear he's a goddamn idiot.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 12/30/2008, -1/+12BTW, I would like to point out that the submitter of this story is a douchebag.
From his profile: "If you DIGG stuff I send, I'll Digg your stuff. Deal?" And take a look at all his diggs and he's only been here for a couple months. - johnboycanada, on 12/30/2008, -1/+12Prepare for FAIL.
- sexybobo, on 12/30/2008, -0/+10Seriously you think this will kill youtube?
- bixby1, on 12/30/2008, -2/+11For everybody who thinks this is a waste of time, it might be. But the last time I looked at my watch this was America. In the spirit of competition (yes, even corporate competition), I say go for it. You can't win if you don't deliver a good product and I'm all about trying something new and neglecting it if it doesn't work.
- alamko1999, on 12/30/2008, -0/+8ahh make it only available in US?
- djodorg, on 12/30/2008, -2/+10Lol @ Souljaboy.
- GMofOLC, on 12/30/2008, -0/+8What could possibly make "major music companies" think they will be supported by the internet?
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+8One day I woke up and had this dream, an idea for this thing that could fly like a bird. I got onto the phone and called my friend who had some money and asked him if he was interested in helping me make this flying machine, after I detailed my dream to him, he asked "Are you high dude? or are you ***** with me? The flying machine that you speak of was invented a very long time ago by the wright brothers." Then finally he asked me "have you been living under the rock all this time?"
- Fu22yLojik, on 12/29/2008, -6/+13Sad though, I predict the end of youtubing is nigh. The content is wearing in thin IMHO.
- pigfister, on 12/30/2008, -0/+7They managed to kill indie bands online streaming and with the likes of sony payola deals they managed to force "real talent" off of the raido in favor of their pretty faced talentless ***** they pump out.
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RIAA Claims Ownership of All Artist Royalties For Internet Radio
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/29/0335224.shtm ...
"With the furor over the impending rate hike for Internet radio stations, wouldn't a good solution be for streaming internet stations to simply not play RIAA-affiliated labels' music and focus on independent artists? Sounds good, except that the RIAA's affiliate organization SoundExchange claims it has the right to collect royalties for any artist, no matter if they have signed with an RIAA label or not. 'SoundExchange (the RIAA) considers any digital performance of a song as falling under their compulsory license. If any artist records a song, SoundExchange has the right to collect royalties for its performance on Internet radio. Artists can offer to download their music for free, but they cannot offer their songs to Internet radio for free ... So how it works is that SoundExchange collects money through compulsory royalties from Webcasters and holds onto the money. If a label or artist wants their share of the money, they must become a member of SoundExchange and pay a fee to collect their royalties.'"
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/24/141326 ...
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Name and shame the companies as all the **AA trade group name is for is to protect the ***** capitalist corporate globalist wankers from bad press.
RIAA, CRIA, SOUNDEXCHANGE, BPI, IFPI, Ect:
# Sony BMG Music Entertainment
# Warner Music Group
# Universal Music Group
# EMI
MPAA, MPA:
# Sony Pictures
# Warner Bros. (Time Warner)
# Universal Studios (NBC Universal)
# The Walt Disney Company
# 20th Century Fox (News Corporation)
# Paramount Pictures Viacom—(DreamWorks owners since February 2006) - izolutionz, on 12/30/2008, -0/+7they just don't get it... (sighs)
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+7Would compete? Good ***** luck you ignorant *****.
- Chirp08, on 12/30/2008, -1/+7Too bad I don't plan on sitting through 2 minutes of commercials and plugs before every music video I watch along with having no less then 5 pop up ads during, which I'd imagine would be the minimum because music companies are ***** retarded.
- popwesa, on 12/30/2008, -2/+7Here's a thought: instead of making a ripoff website, make music that DOESN'T SUCK!
- VodkanLemons, on 12/30/2008, -0/+5soujaboy is RIAA's plot to destroy society
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+4So they're going to "compete" with something that still has no business model and has proven to be a giant boondoggle at $1.6 billion?
Yep, that sounds like today's record industry! - inactive, on 12/30/2008, -2/+6Is nigh? Nay, it is well past. As anyone could've predicted even when Google wasted a billion and a half dollars on this boondoggle, Web video is now a commodity. Who gives a ***** about where you view it? Not the viewers.
- uberduger, on 12/30/2008, -1/+5"when the record labels, or TV stations, etc. offer them on their own service, you STILL bitch"
What about people outside America? I can't watch Hulu even if I want to when I'm not in the country. - unitedkronos, on 12/30/2008, -1/+5From what I've gathered from past attempts to do this, the record labels will plaster their website with adverts for new albums, charge users for higher quality streams and restrict access to North America IPs only. People have tried this before and failed, record labels have forgotten that the original purpose of music videos was to promote the artist's music, not the label itself.
- uberduger, on 12/30/2008, -0/+4If you are going to the 'Most Viewed' page to try and find good music, you're looking in the wrong place. Yesterday I was at a friend's computer listening to music through Youtube because I couldn't access mine. I watched a live performance of the Goo Goo Dolls' Iris and clicked through to The World I Know by Collective Soul and I now love it.
It's all about clicking through to related videos, or checking out playlists made by people who post the music you like - one of the best ways to find good performances or artists. - inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+5How does this move them out of the stone age? They still don't know how to sell music, and they're still destroying it all with dynamic compression (DYNAMIC compression, not data compression).
In fact, if they'd go back to the stone age and actually sell music in a way that offered value to the customer, they and their customers would be better off. - shiftless, on 12/31/2008, -0/+4Why not just sue some more 7 year old girls instead?
- inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+4music videos have never been cost effective, they are expensie and at the end of the day, give away what you are trying to sell.
- Tanze, on 12/30/2008, -0/+4meh, if they're gonna make their own site i just hope they do it right
- adam2112, on 12/30/2008, -0/+4When MTV announced that, I went to the site and 2 of the first 3 videos I looked for were not there. These were videos that were on Headbanger's Ball back in the day.
- Atomic1fire, on 12/30/2008, -2/+6You mean they completely looked over hulu and mtv?
NEXT
Why don't they kill project playlist while they are at it, Do something useful for once.
I for one find a hulu music concept to be totally awesome, but still, they need to shift medias, instead of acting sue happy. - inactive, on 12/31/2008, -0/+3Let's see.. How many ***** years has it been and they're now FINALLY realizing they might have to actually compete and not just sue themselves to success? ***** the current music industry, I can't wait until every dinosaur that's doing everything they can to slow the progression of music creation and distribution loses every penny they have trying to keep their death grip firmly in place.
- Flowpoke, on 12/30/2008, -0/+3they'll pretty much fail at this.
- keralablogger, on 12/30/2008, -2/+5I'm sorry.
Rivalling YT is possible.
BUT NOT OVERTHROWING IT - sodade, on 12/30/2008, -3/+6If there was an international, ad-supported music service it would really suck.
There, fixed that for you. Kids these days seem like a bunch of zombies willing to watch ads. ***** overbearing advertising. - mousky, on 12/30/2008, -0/+3These are record companies, not music companies. Much of the music industry has already moved out of the stone age. The record companies are the last ones to do so.
- uberduger, on 12/30/2008, -0/+3Hey - they have a right to produce music that's crap (live and let live), but just STOP SHOVELING IT DOWN EVERYONE'S THROATS AT THE EXPENSE OF GOOD ARTISTS!!!
- Ragone, on 12/30/2008, -0/+3Good luck.
- pigfister, on 12/30/2008, -1/+4They are one in the same, both the Mpaa and Riaa and variants around the globe are controlled by Sony, Warner, Fox and Disney.
RIAA, CRIA, SOUNDEXCHANGE, BPI, IFPI, Ect:
# Sony BMG Music Entertainment
# Warner Music Group
# Universal Music Group
# EMI
MPAA, MPA:
# Sony Pictures
# Warner Bros. (Time Warner)
# Universal Studios (NBC Universal)
# The Walt Disney Company
# 20th Century Fox (News Corporation)
# Paramount Pictures Viacom—(DreamWorks owners since February 2006) - pigfister, on 12/30/2008, -1/+4Name and shame the companies as all the **AA trade group name is for is to protect the ***** capitalist corporate globalist wankers from bad press.
RIAA, CRIA, SOUNDEXCHANGE, BPI, IFPI, Ect:
# Sony BMG Music Entertainment
# Warner Music Group
# Universal Music Group
# EMI
MPAA, MPA:
# Sony Pictures
# Warner Bros. (Time Warner)
# Universal Studios (NBC Universal)
# The Walt Disney Company
# 20th Century Fox (News Corporation)
# Paramount Pictures Viacom—(DreamWorks owners since February 2006) - inactive, on 12/30/2008, -1/+4good luck with that.. here's hint.. people don't like being ripped off by greedy music thugs.. so keep that in mind with your business model..
- matthewdolman, on 12/31/2008, -0/+2If they have exclusive rights to the videos who exactly would they be in competition with?
this is the precise problem with copyright laws, it builds monopolies - Clbull, on 12/31/2008, -0/+2Does that mean that users outside of the US cannot view it?
- Zealoth, on 12/30/2008, -1/+3...is this 2006? That is what the mentioned companies tried back then... and failed. Massively.
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