Comments on: Billy Bragg should stick to singing http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:46:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: GerdL http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341217 GerdL Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:25 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341217 You have no idea what you are talking about. Its very sad. You have no idea what you are talking about. Its very sad.

]]> By: curious http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341213 curious Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:05:37 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341213 Bragg did not say everyone should be compensated retroactively after the fact.<br><br>He said that new systems should be set up so that artists who generate significant traffic, revenues and profits for others would get some compensation.<br><br>You've knocked down a straw man. Bragg did not say everyone should be compensated retroactively after the fact.

He said that new systems should be set up so that artists who generate significant traffic, revenues and profits for others would get some compensation.

You've knocked down a straw man.

]]> By: dave http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341216 dave Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:06:56 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341216 Heh. You're a good guy Mat, you can kick ass, and you enjoy a good joke like anyone else. Heh. You're a good guy Mat, you can kick ass, and you enjoy a good joke like anyone else.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341215 mathewi Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:56:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341215 Yeah, you caught me, Dave -- that's the only reason I write any of<br>this stuff, so that I can make it onto Techmeme.<br><br><br>On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Disqus Yeah, you caught me, Dave — that's the only reason I write any of
this stuff, so that I can make it onto Techmeme.

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Disqus

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341212 mathewi Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/22/billy-bragg-should-stick-to-singing/#comment-341212 I don't think I'm contradicting my earlier post. I thought Revver's<br>model made sense because it was set up that way from the beginning,<br>with artists uploading clips on the understanding that they would be<br>paid a portion of the revenue. The people who uploaded their music to<br>Bebo did so knowing full well that they weren't likely to get<br>compensated by the site (although they were clearly hoping for<br>compensation from other places), so to suddenly expect a cut of Bebo's<br>acquisition price seems a little disingenuous.<br><br><br>On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Disqus I don't think I'm contradicting my earlier post. I thought Revver's
model made sense because it was set up that way from the beginning,
with artists uploading clips on the understanding that they would be
paid a portion of the revenue. The people who uploaded their music to
Bebo did so knowing full well that they weren't likely to get
compensated by the site (although they were clearly hoping for
compensation from other places), so to suddenly expect a cut of Bebo's
acquisition price seems a little disingenuous.

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Disqus

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