Myspace has interesting conditions that create problems also. When music artists agree for myspace to use their content, Myspace & the artist (outside the US that has joined a rights organization) are in breech of the artist agreement with all rights organizations outside the US. Live venues, cafes and small web business outside the US always have to pay to use of music art that is with a collection society, myspace don't. This is having an impact on small business everywhere i reckon. At the same time the collection societies are putting the price up for use of content. This could create a situation in the future where only big clubs/non-profits and sites like myspace provide entertainment. Some good reasons for artists to consider allowing commercial use of music art when they create a license.

this was written in response to this article
http://www.icommons.org/articles/facebook-is-a-nuisance-but-it-does-not-steal-your-content

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