Comments on: Cliff Richard wants to steal your music. http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/ Sharing useful things with the world. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jim http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-21271 Jim Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:51:49 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-21271 <p>As I have read over the months about Cliff's thoughts. He is actually argueing for the song writer. When Rock and Roll first started back in the fifties, they thought it was a passing fad. Now 50 years later it's still with us. Why shouldn't Alan Tarney and the rest be paid. IF!!!! That is the contract. Was it a one time payment or royalties. Given the fact that it was not a passing fad, change the laws. As for Cliff I also read years ago with Tear Fund he gives more to charity than all the rest. God Bless him....He apparently already has. Hey thanks for listening. Being here in the States I get my info from the internet, soo if any of it is mistaken. Again thanks for listening. Jim</p> As I have read over the months about Cliff’s thoughts. He is actually argueing for the song writer. When Rock and Roll first started back in the fifties, they thought it was a passing fad. Now 50 years later it’s still with us. Why shouldn’t Alan Tarney and the rest be paid. IF!!!! That is the contract. Was it a one time payment or royalties. Given the fact that it was not a passing fad, change the laws. As for Cliff I also read years ago with Tear Fund he gives more to charity than all the rest. God Bless him….He apparently already has. Hey thanks for listening. Being here in the States I get my info from the internet, soo if any of it is mistaken. Again thanks for listening. Jim

]]> By: alex http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-5578 alex Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:33:39 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-5578 <p><strong>Christine:</strong> How would you like it if a shopkeeper ran after you and asked you to pay a second time? You'd laugh in his face. Why is this any different?</p> <p>Cliff Richard has already been paid for his old recordings, and now he wants to get paid a second time. The deal is that he gets to charge for recordings for 50 years. When that time's up, we ALL get to benefit from them. Now the 50 years is up, he's trying to get more pay, without doing more work.</p> <p>Work that he's doing NOW, is still protected of course. He's getting paid for that, and he's welcome to it. But how is that relevant to the 50 year old stuff that he's already been paid for?</p> Christine: How would you like it if a shopkeeper ran after you and asked you to pay a second time? You’d laugh in his face. Why is this any different?

Cliff Richard has already been paid for his old recordings, and now he wants to get paid a second time. The deal is that he gets to charge for recordings for 50 years. When that time’s up, we ALL get to benefit from them. Now the 50 years is up, he’s trying to get more pay, without doing more work.

Work that he’s doing NOW, is still protected of course. He’s getting paid for that, and he’s welcome to it. But how is that relevant to the 50 year old stuff that he’s already been paid for?

]]> By: Christine Griffiths http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-5577 Christine Griffiths Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:49:53 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-5577 <p>Eh hang on a minute here...Cliff has been performing without a break for nearly fifty years...why shouldn't he be entitled to a say in the copyright of his many many hits? His hits have spanned five decades.....and he's now singing into his sixth decade..... His back catalogue is enviable. He's worked jolly hard for his money and has continued to support countless charities all his performing life. At 65 going on 66 he's worked tirelessly and with great enthusiasm so you can hardly accuse him of being workshy. I hope he wins. </p> <p>And he still gives the best live perfomance in the business! The thought of someone else getting their hands on some of his early hits must be extremely frustrating for him.</p> Eh hang on a minute here…Cliff has been performing without a break for nearly fifty years…why shouldn’t he be entitled to a say in the copyright of his many many hits? His hits have spanned five decades…..and he’s now singing into his sixth decade….. His back catalogue is enviable. He’s worked jolly hard for his money and has continued to support countless charities all his performing life. At 65 going on 66 he’s worked tirelessly and with great enthusiasm so you can hardly accuse him of being workshy. I hope he wins.

And he still gives the best live perfomance in the business! The thought of someone else getting their hands on some of his early hits must be extremely frustrating for him.

]]> By: Ross Presser http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-2272 Ross Presser Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:20:16 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-2272 <p>Ann, If that were true, there would be something in his bill specifically stating that only retired copyright holders get the extended copyright period. Your argument is hereby destroyed.</p> Ann, If that were true, there would be something in his bill specifically stating that only retired copyright holders get the extended copyright period. Your argument is hereby destroyed.

]]> By: Ann McRory http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-2220 Ann McRory Wed, 31 May 2006 17:57:35 +0000 http://blog.firetree.net/2006/04/18/cliff-richard-wants-to-steal-your-music/#comment-2220 <p>Cliff is seeking a change in the coppyright laws to benefit performers who have now retired and had been counting on their previous hits to keep them in their retirement. Cliff himself IS continuing to make new records and entertain his fans - and will be doing so for MANY years to come.</p> <p>Thank you!</p> Cliff is seeking a change in the coppyright laws to benefit performers who have now retired and had been counting on their previous hits to keep them in their retirement. Cliff himself IS continuing to make new records and entertain his fans - and will be doing so for MANY years to come.

Thank you!

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