Part of it is that artists are naive. All they want to do is create. They trust a manager. They sell their souls to whoever puts them on stage or publishes their work. What they DON'T expect, is to be outright screwed by greedheads who think the money belongs to them instead!
Did you know that The Turtles aren't getting paid by Sirius Satellite Radio?? They have filed a lawsuit to change that:
As you can see, there's a mess of legalities going on.
What's almost unbelievable, is there needs to be legal action at all...you'd think these guys would OF COURSE be getting royalties. American and British copyright law tells you this stuff is (not yet) in "public domain."
Frankly, it shouldn't even be close to public domain. Many of the artists are still alive. Any fucking pensioner in a nursing home is still entitled to a government check. What an uproar if the government said, "By the way, bricklayer, plumber, government pencil pusher who spent his life denying benefits to British born citizens while giving them to immigrants...YOU reach 75 and we cut off your payments."
Huh? I'd like to see the Seniormole types nod their heads and say, "Oh, fair enough. I'll just go listen to my Spotify, where they cheat The Turtles and every similar rock group. Oh well. Insurance, welfare, royalties...it's all silly, a kerfuffle, a bunch of people hurling their poo. Goodness gracious me..."
Round One has been won by the people who should never have had to go to court in the first place.
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