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Project DaC
johnbuckman · London (United Kingdom) · Jul 07th, 2007 3:57 pm

Get musical collecting societies to compete for musicians, reform to be friendler to the Internet, legalize CC and side-agreements, and be more accountable.
Create an informative Web site explaining the rights and restrictions of each collecting society contract. Let musicians know they have options, and get musicians to lobby societies to change. [more]
Category: Policy/law
Project end date: 4/5/2008 (163 days ago)
Creation date: Jul 07th, 2007 3:57 pm
Development stage: deployment
city: N/a
country: International
Other countries: International 
Main Language: English
Node Admin: johnbuckman
Number of people involved: 4
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The inflexibility of the recording industry frustrates me to no end. It is largely out of touch with what users actually...
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Its important for artists to understand how the collection system works, if artists get together they can change things....
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Great idea, John! I am dreaming of a world of contracts explained in common deeds.
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