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Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:18 am

Sounds reasonable to me. They screwed up. You get what you deserve, and they remove your track.

Whats the problem?

hjack · Post by **hjack** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:20 am

hey nuttek i wouldn't work with tham again
( i don't have enough experience to give any more advice, sorry )

meeks · Post by **meeks** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:23 am

Hit them with a lump sum suit, $2 for every CD, $1 if they want to settle outside of court!

Then again I'm not a lawyer, but typical US domestic fees are 33% and 45% if it goes to court. Damn lawyers!

Edit: OK OK had to do this.........."too many outlets in an out, like..."

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:51 am

You're credited with the song atleast Nutekk?

Chalk it up to 'free publicity' and get that somg onto a CD album or something that you agree to QUICK! If EMI comes around and says 'You can't do THAT!' Just tell them (with evidence) they shouldn't have done what they did. Your CD, their ad campaign. You don't collect from them, they don't collect from you.

Then drive off playing The Sex Pistols 'EMI' song as loud as you can.

nutekk · Post by **nutekk** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:59 am

mr.me · Post by **mr.me** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:01 am

Acolmiztli wrote:Sounds reasonable to me. They screwed up. You get what you deserve, and they remove your track.

Whats the problem?

yeah, I'd go with it.

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:06 am

If I were you, I'd make sure I was a member of BMI or ASCAP so that you can collect royalties. Even if you halt production on the CD, the work is out there now and can be found and played on radio or in other commercial venues. Make sure you have a way to collect royalties.

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:07 am

I hear you Nutekk. But A: You still get SESAC/BMI/ASCAP whatever royalties from EMI's exposure. And if you hurry with your CD, you get that AND much better 'mechanicals' if you know what I'm saying?

It's a 'dog eat dog' world, until one dog farts in the others face.

tee boy · Post by **tee boy** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:11 am

Mate, I think you need to do a 'falling down'! Dont take no shit

op519 · Post by **op519** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:17 am

Sue them. Sue sue sue :)or at least threaten a lawsuit.

Claim loss of revenue, copywrite infringement and add a few other things so that at least one sticks

Argue that your song is now on the P2P systems (which it probably is) So you are losing revenue from that. You obviously had no contract with them so they had absolutely no right to use the song.

Trust me on this - if the roles were reversed, they would come after you.

Maybe I am perhaps a bit naive but I wouldn't take this from anyone.

Let me add, if you are noisy enough about your lawsuit, it will be free publicity. And believe me when I say, people love when the small guy wins against the big evil (yes EMI is pure evil) corporation.

gullfo · Post by **gullfo** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:20 am

or maybe they have to sign you to a five record deal with a $3M advance + world tour

nutekk · Post by **nutekk** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:25 am

Chickenman · Post by **Chickenman** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:23 am

Talk to a music Lawyer....

The fine for copying a DVD is NZ$60k, stealing someones song deliberately and making money out of it has to be worth more than some paltry royalties.

Get a lawyer to contact an EMI near you and sue their nasty singlets off.

Of course, EMI have verrrryy deep pockets... you need one of those TV lawyers that would do pro bono work just cause you're a nice guy

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:27 am

you can try sueing them. I hope you succeed, because it'd be nice for the little guy to win for a change.

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