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![]() GERMAN RECORD COMPANIES LOSE PRIVATE COPYING CLAIM Under current German copyright rules there is nothing to stop consumers from ripping tracks off CDs to their PC or iPod, providing the copies are for private use. In the UK all private copying is illegal, while in some other European countries it is allowed but a levy is charged on recording devices such as blank tapes and CDR - though proposals to apply a similar levy to iPods etc has proved controversial. During the 2006 Gowers Review of British copyright law record label trade body the BPI admitted the ban on private copying was a silly law, and that no content owner would ever take action against someone who broke it. Still, some in the UK music industry have still proposed introducing a licence, paid by digital music player manufacturers, to compensate them if and when the private copying ban is removed, a variation on the aforementioned European levy system. Those proposals, and the German industry's efforts to make digital private copying illegal there, are both a bit dim. You can't stop anyone from making private copies, and trying to enforce a new licence or levy for private copying will once again pit the music industry against the PR skills of Apple et al, the result of which will be everyone hating the music industry even more: why should iPod owners who only buy their music off iTunes be paying a levy for private copies they never make? And anyway, given CD sales are in terminal decline the commercial value of any levy will be limited and have a very short life-span, as it will soon become redundant. All that said, the German record industry's efforts to make digital private copying illegal failed not because of the proposal's dimness, but because of legal technicalities. The German law that allows users to make digital copies of CDs for private use was first confirmed in 2003, and then reconfirmed in 2008. The major record companies filed a complaint to the German Federal Constitutional Court on the issue last December. But said Court says that any complaint of this kind must be filed within twelve months of a law being passed, and that this law, while confirmed in 2008, was passed in 2003. Therefore the record industry's window of opportunity to complain passed in 2004. Needless to say, Stefan Michalk, as MD of German record industry body BVMI was not impressed by the decision. He told reporters: "The interpretation of the German Federal Constitutional Court is controversial, also among experts of German constitutional law. Before filing the claim we were aware of the risks, but we had to take our chance because the fact of whether private copying is legal or not is of such a big importance for the record business. For us it is still very questionable that the court refused our claim for formal reasons". As previously reported, the BVMI recently said it was optimistic about the country's recently appointed government's promises to tackle online piracy, even though they have so far ruled out a three-strikes system like that being introduced in the UK and France. -------------------------------------------------- BROWN ASSOCIATES CRITICISE RIHANNA COMMENTS As previously reported, Rihanna has been talking about the Brown beating episode in the last week as she plugs new album 'Rated R'. Her most open interview to date, with broadcaster Diane Sawyer, was aired in the US on Friday night. In it she spoke candidly about the minutes before Brown let her have it with his fists, confirming he'd got violent after she quizzed him about an SMS message from a mystery woman. The singer told Sawyer that her ex became a different person in a matter of seconds, saying: "It wasn't the same person that says I love you. It was not those... eyes. He had no soul in his eyes - [they were] just blank". But a number of Brown associates took to the internet this weekend to criticise Rihanna for her latest comments, and contradicting her claim that the dramatic change in the couple's relationship happened in seconds. While presumably not justifying Brown's violence, they reckon the altercation was the result of the couple's increasingly frayed relationship, for which Rihanna is as responsible as Brown. One of the dancers who has toured with Brown reportedly tweeted: "I wish dancers can speak about things that really go on! Let me just say, Chris Brown was pushed to the extreme!", while another confidante of Brown who knew the couple well simple wrote: "Shame on Rihanna". LA JUDGE ORDERS TIMBERLAKE TO TESTIFY IN STALKING CASE But McNeil claims she is an old friend of the pop star, and not an obsessed fan. Timberlake is yet to take to the witness stand in relation to the stalking claims and, according to TMZ.com, the judge hearing the case has ordered him to testify. But the popster's lawyers reckon he shouldn't need to, and are reportedly trying to have the judge taken off the case as a result of his Timberlake testimony demands. -------------------------------------------------- JACKSON SENIOR WANTS ALLOWANCE FROM JACKO ESTATE Joe and Michael were, of course, rather estranged; so much so Jacko cut his father out of his will, leaving his fortune to his mother Katherine and his three children, via a trust fund. While Joe and Katherine Jackson never divorced, they have lived apart for over a decade. The exact nature of their relationship isn't really clear, though it does seem to be civil and there were rumours that Joe was pushing for Katherine to have a greater say of their late son's estate in a bid to gain more control himself by proxy. Whatever, legal papers submitted on behalf of the Jackson patriarch says that prior to his death Jacko gave his parents a £37,500 monthly allowance which was split between Joe and Katherine. Allowance provisions made since the late king of pop's death have only provided for Katherine, however. Joe's legal papers say there is "no justification" for his exclusion from any allowances paid out of the estate to the Jackson family, and that he is "entitled to his own independent family allowance". He says he has monthly expenses of £9460 and needs a contribution from the estate to cover a bulk of that sum. Joe's lawyers say this shouldn't be a problem because the Jacko estate "earned more than £62.5 million dollars in [just] the first seven weeks following Michael Jackson's death". MOIR NAMED BIGOT OF THE YEAR BY STONEWALL Anyway, Moir won the prize, obviously, for her controversial column published the day before Stephen Gately's funeral, in which she implied the Boyzoner's sudden death was due to his dangerously gay lifestyle, and that his passing disproved hitherto unheard of myths surrounding civil partnerships. For the record, Moir subsequently argued that she wasn't homophobic, rather she was just a shit writer who came across as being bit homophobic as a result of her inability to string words together in a sentence. Well, I'm paraphrasing what she said slightly there. Elsewhere at the Stonewall event, Boyzone took the prize for Entertainers Of The Year, a gong presumably designed to pay tribute primarily to the late Gately, and as a result picked up by his civil partner Andrew Cowles. -------------------------------------------------- UNCUT AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED Commenting on his band's win, bandmember Ibrahim Ag Alhabib told CMU: "This makes us really really happy, all of us, and I'm glad that this important magazine should recognise our music. It gives us the strength to carry on working and spreading the message about the peace of our desert home, and I'm glad that our music can cross the frontiers and talk to people around the world. Thanks very very much". Meanwhile Uncut's Editor Allan Jones added: "With so much great music to chose from, the judges' task this year was extremely difficult, but in the end, the panel was unanimous in voting for Imidiwan. It's a fantastically exciting record, full of great, powerful music, passionately and brilliantly played. It had everything the judges were looking for in a potential winner". STEVEN TYLER OUT OF AEROSMITH? Perry was previously negative about his bandmate after Tyler forced two lots of Aerosmith live dates to be cancelled because of injuries, the second caused when the rocker fell off stage. Perry also complained that Tyler had failed to keep the rest of Aerosmith up to date with his health, and what it meant for future touring commitments. Nevertheless, the guitarist denied rumours the band were about to split. But following one last show at the Abu Dhabi grand prix the weekend before last, Perry now says Tyler has quit the band. Perry: "Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don't know any more than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don't know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don't know". Certainly it seems the aforementioned communication issues remain. Perry: "He's notorious for [not communicating]. That's one thing I've learned to live with. I try to overlook it. I like to pick my battles". However, if Tyler has, indeed, quit Aerosmith, Perry is hopeful the band will continue in one form or another. He continued: "Right now I'm adjusting to how we're going to go on. Aerosmith is such a powerful band, I mean it's like a steam locomotive. You just can't disregard 40 years of four guys who play together as well as we do. We're just trying to - at least I am - trying to figure out what direction the band should take". He continued: "As far as replacing Steve, it's not just about that, it's also four guys that play extremely well together, and I'm not going to see that go to waste. I really don't know what path it's going to take at this point, but we'll probably find somebody else that will sing in those spots where we need a singer and then we'll be able to move the Aerosmith up a notch, move the vibe up a notch". A FUCKED UP CHRISTMAS Speaking to Vulture, Fucked Up frontman Pink Eyes revealed: "[We already have] David Cross, members of Vampire Weekend, TV On The Radio, Broken Social Scene, the GZA, Bob Mould, No Age, and Yo La Tengo all confirmed. I'm still waiting on confirmation from Feist, Jarvis Cocker and MIA. We wanted the biggest people we could get. If we could get a Jonas Brother on this, I would get a Jonas Brother". Fucked Up's label Matador have confirmed the 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' plans, though no word yet on a release date. DEBUT ALBUM FROM ART BRUT SIDE PROJECT Creeque Allies RAY DAVIES WRITING KINKS MUSICAL Talking to WENN about the show, he said: "I'm developing a Kinks musical now which is really exciting. It's about the band. People think of the Kinks as these guys in red hunting jackets who sang 'You Really Got Me' and made these weird records, like 'Lola', but it's about us, how we evolved and a certain time in my life when I confronted many of my demons. He continued: "The issues involved in the show are things that most people are dealing with in their lives and I'm hoping it can connect with audiences on many levels rather than being just a jukebox musical. [But] it will have all the Kinks music because doing a Kinks musical without Kinks music in it would be a ridiculous project". Asked who he'd like to play the various Kinks in the stage show, Davies said he hadn't yet identified any suitable actors. It was that which led him to remark: "I might have to start a reality contest to find who will play The Kinks" MORRISSEY STORMS OFF STAGE AFTER IDIOT INCIDENT Morrissey cut short a gig in Liverpool during his second song this weekend after being hit in the head by a plastic drinks container. I don't think the singer was too badly hurt, but he was mightily pissed off. He immediately told his 8000 strong audience "goodnight" before exiting the stage and never returning. Management at the Liverpool Echo Arena told reporters that one idiot in the audience had ruined the night for the other 7999 people there, and confirmed that local police had been informed about the incident. Some paying punters would probably say that Morrissey really shouldn't have let one idiot ruin the show, and should have adopted the "show must go on" philosophy. But one fan quoted by the BBC was more forgiving. He said: "Some people were complaining afterwards because he's been in the game for years and he should be used to it by now. But he's a 50-year-old man who has just been ill and he deserves better than that". It is not clear if ticket holders can expect a refund, they having only received one and a half songs for their money. ------------------------------------------------- BRITNEY PEOPLE HIT BACK AT AUSSIE GIG WALK OUT CLAIMS Dainty told The Australian newspaper: "Britney is aware of all this and she's extremely upset by it. She's a human being. I'm embarrassed, with such a big international entourage here with Britney, to be part of the Australian media when I see that kind of totally inaccurate reporting". Meanwhile Spears' manager said all the negative reports stemmed from one review. He wrote on the singer's official Twitter feed: "It's unfortunate that one journalist in Perth didn't enjoy the show last night. Fortunately the other 18,272 fans in attendance did". Criticism of Spears' miming at her live shows is extra newsworthy in Australia at the moment because a politician in New South Wales, Minister For Fair Trading Virginia Judge, recently said that artists who mime should declare as much on promotional material for their shows. Judge told reporters: "Live means live. If you are spending up to $200, I think you deserve better than a film clip. The NSW government would be happy to look at options, such as a disclaimer on a ticket which would warn consumers a performance is pre-recorded". But Dainty says it is unfair to target Spears, who makes no secret of the fact she mimes at live shows. He added: "It's been all over the internet for nine months. This show is about an incredible spectacle, which it is". ------------------------------------------------- ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN CANCEL US TOUR The dispute with the American Internal Revenue Service relates to fees they charge to bands which tour in the country twice in any one 30-day period. The band played a one-off gig in New York last month, that would force them to pay the fee if they were to return for their new tour this month. What's to stop them claiming the New York gig was an early first date of the new tour I'm not sure. In a statement, the band said: "It's with the deepest regret that Echo and the Bunnymen have had to cancel their USA November tour. This is due to unreasonable demands presented by the IRS for the band to enter the USA to tour". The Bunnymen also cancelled their headline set at Dubai SoundCity this weekend, though I'm not sure they can blame that on the tax man. Still, it enabled the infinitely superior Super Furry Animals to headline, which was really rather pleasing for me. DUBAI SOUNDCITY REACHES ITS CLIMAX ------------------------------------------------- EMI PUBLISHING APPOINT NEW CANADA CHIEF Confirming Sedun's appointment, Platt said these words: "We couldn't have found a better leader for our efforts in Canada than Barbara Sedun. She knows the company inside and out, she's respected by songwriters and executives alike, and she'll be a real asset as we look to develop our Canadian business over the coming years". -------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DIGITAL MUSIC NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED A new Julie's Bicycle report called 'The Carbon Impacts of Recorded Music In A Time of Transition' reviews existing reports on the environmental impact of recorded music - both that sold physically and that delivered digitally - but provides more questions than answers. Among the questions, according to Music Week, are how do carbon emissions vary according to the way digital music is delivered, what is an acceptable level of carbon emission, and how could those emissions be cut along the supply chain". You can see the paper at www.juliesbicycle.com/research, though what the environmental impact of accessing the site will be I can't say. CTS TICKETING ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH ITUNES CTS VP New Media Malte Blumenthal told CMU: "Concert promoters and record labels have been working closely together for many years in joint efforts to boost the popularity of their artists. Our service is tailored precisely to such cooperation. We are inviting every promoter and record label to experiment with these new marketing opportunities and to reach out to new target groups. We're open to every idea". -------------------------------------------------- DEEZER LAUNCH SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE AND MOBILE FUNCTIONALITY As much reported, an increasing number of digital music services are now basing themselves around a 5-10 pound (dollar/euro) subscription model which provides unlimited streaming, with some also offering mobile compatibility, and others incorporating free MP3 downloads into the monthly fee. AMAZING RADIO COMPLAIN TO THE TRUST OVER BBC INTRODUCING The BBC Introducing brand has been used since 2007 and has outlets on various Corporation-owned radio stations as well as a website. There are also BBC Introducing stages at a number of British music festivals. The aim of the programme is to give new talent exposure via various BBC music platforms. I think Amazing's claim is based on the fact that BBC Introducing also encourages unsigned bands to upload content to their website to be considered for exposure on BBC Introducing shows. Though even that element precedes Amazing Radio's June launch, I think. Either way, the boss of the Amazing Media Group, Paul Campbell, who is trying to convince investors to extend the original six month Amazing Radio pilot, has written to the BBC Trust claiming the Corporation is using its licence-fee funded weight to compete with and cripple a commercial service. According to The Guardian, Campbell writes: "It is an outrage that the BBC should use public funding to copy our concept and, by default, seek to put us out of business. This is to all intents and purposes a direct copy of our privately funded concept. I am dismayed that my former employer should behave in so aggressive a manner towards a private British company. I would ask that the BBC Trust investigate BBC Introducing as a matter of urgency". However, the BBC has denied Campbell's allegations, and defended its investment in BBC Introducing. A spokeswoman said: "We strongly refute this suggestion. Supporting new talent is at the core of the BBC's mission and BBC Introducing has been offering unique broadcast and performance opportunities to new and unsigned musicians for over two years. We are very proud of the work BBC Introducing does in championing new artists but, as it offers quite different opportunities to other new music schemes, we would encourage new bands to explore all the avenues open to them". CHART UPDATE Other new entries on the singles chart this week come from Tik Tok with 'Ke$ha' at 6, even though that's not a word; Chase & Status who are at 9 with their Plan B collaboration 'End Credits'; Snow Patrol with 'Just Say Yes' at 15; Journey with 'Don't Stop Believin' at 19; Bon Jovi with 'We Weren't Born To Follow' at 25; Beyonce with 'Broken Hearted Girl' at 27; Chris Brown with 'If You Slap Her Hard She'll Only Whine' at 29*; and Laura White with 'You Should Have Known' at 32. On the albums chart Ms Cole stays at number 1, with neither Bon Jovi nor the Foo Fighters demonstrating the skills required to kick the Girl Aloud off the top spot. They are at 2 and 4 with 'The Circle' and 'Greatest Hits' respectively. Other new entries come from Katherine Jenkins at 9, Sting at 15, The Bee Gees at 19, Frankie Goes To Hollywood at 27, Nirvana at 32 and Rod Stewart at 35**. The charts are completely made up by the Official Charts Company.*** *This is not the name of Chris Brown's new single, but will probably be the hidden track on his next album. **Anyone looking at the new entries on the albums chart and thinking they've some how slipped through a time warp back to 1989, don't worry, it's just the Official Charts Company were listening to my 'Smash Hits Best Of 89' compilation when they were making up this week's chart***. ***Just to stress, The Official Charts Company do not make up the chart. MARK OWEN WEDS -------------------------------------------------- MORRISSEY ONE OF THE GREAT WORDSMITHS |
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