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• On the post: Filmmaker Compares Copyleft Supporters To Anti-Gay-Marriage Advocates

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 08:27pm

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  Thankfully, there are other faiths which show greater respect to the diversity of your god's creations.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 08:42am

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  Gonna need to see a citation on that 'original definition of marriage' thing, Sparky. One that isn't predicated on accepting christianity as the one true belief, because while such may be the case for you, it isn't for a substantially larger percentage of humanity.
  
  And it's still bible thumping, despite the pedantry you choose to sheath it in.

• On the post: Filmmaker Compares Copyleft Supporters To Anti-Gay-Marriage Advocates

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2012 @ 08:06am

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  Oh, I dunno, Sparky... forcibly thrusting your turgidly Abrahamic definition of marriage into a moist and inviting discussion of copyright sure seems like bible thumping to me.

• On the post: Labatt Threatens To Sue Newspaper For Showing Photo of Suspected Killer Holding Its Beer

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 06 Jun, 2012 @ 06:39am

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  You can tell from the pixels, and having seen a few 'shops in your time, huh?

• On the post: Rolling Stone Highlights FBI's Fascination With Staging Its Own Terrorist Plots… While Ignoring Real Threats

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 31 May, 2012 @ 05:24pm

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  You realize that the militia groups in question were of a distinctly caucasian nature, yes?
  
  You're splitting hairs to an uncomfortable degree in your arguments. Semantics are important in legalese, but perhaps less so in the real world of threat assessment.

• On the post: Rolling Stone Highlights FBI's Fascination With Staging Its Own Terrorist Plots… While Ignoring Real Threats

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 31 May, 2012 @ 04:15pm

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  Timothy McVeigh & Oklahoma City ring a bell, Sparkie?

• On the post: Counting Crows Distributes Songs And More Via BitTorrent

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 16 May, 2012 @ 05:21am

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  http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/pub/music_users/MU_FAQs.jsp
  
  Read slowly, or your lips will get tired.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 15 May, 2012 @ 09:46am

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  You forgot the exclamation point.

• On the post: Counting Crows Distributes Songs And More Via BitTorrent

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 15 May, 2012 @ 07:04am

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  You've never actually played a live gig, have you Sparky?
  
  The reason I suggest this is because every other working musician in North America is fully aware of the competition live bands face in terms of getting stage time in local venues. You keep whinging about citation... if you're a professional musician, you'd have at least a working knowledge of how PRO performance licensing works, because that shit has a direct impact on your bottom line. Surely as a songwriter you're a member of a PRO; didn't you read the 'About Us' FAQs when you signed up with them?
  
  Honestly, you give every indication of not actually knowing a single thing about being a working musician; you certainly don't know enough about performing rights organizations to be considered professional, and your grasp of the competitive forces at work regarding stage time in local venues is tenuous to non-existent.
  
  You're not one of those DAW 'producer' convinced that that the only reason their sick beatz, tired melodies and baby chord changes haven't lined their pockets is because world + dog is 'stealing' from them are you?
  
  Didja even pay for your copy of Fruity Loops?

• On the post: Counting Crows Distributes Songs And More Via BitTorrent

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 06:16pm

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  Now you're just being disrespectful, son. That's not gonna serve you well working with other musicians.
  
  Next time you gig, buy the booker a beer and ask him, ok?

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  Kaden ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 05:40pm

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  You want a citation? I'm the citation.
  
  I've played in bars longer than you've been alive.
  
  I've been the booker at clubs, I've done entertainment budgets line item by line item, including the licensing fees. I've hosted open mics and jam nights, I've promoted and participated in Battles of the Bands.
  
  I know the 'regional live music business' as well as any lifer knows it.
  
  If you don't believe me, push yourself away from the DAW and get out to the bars and talk to the club managers in your market.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 05:04pm

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  You're gonna need to work on the whole 'Connect With Fans' thing, Sparky... the best time to ask people to buy your music is *not* after you spend an afternoon calling them names.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 04:37pm

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  Sadly, it's all true, Sparky...nip down to any bar in your city that books live entertainment and buy the manager a beer; he'll be happy to provide you with 2 ears full of citation.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 04:05pm

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  Yeah, actually there are. Clubs fork over PRO fees (SOCAN, in my case) based on the often unwarranted assumption that a band *will* play cover material.
  
  Even if that weren't the case, the club pays PRO licensing fees to cover the recorded music they play during the times there isn't a live act, which is a majority their workweek. Live entertainment is the first budget item to get cut to pay for licensing hikes, because there are *considerably* less expensive live entertainment options than booking a 5 piece band at AF of M rates.
  
  Why do you think you see so many Battle(s) of the Bands, Jam nights and open mics, even in clubs that oughta have more pride?
  
  It's not because the club owners want to nurture the local community, Sparky. It's because they're cheap and they guarantee a reasonable house, which looks good on the balance sheet.
  
  Working bands get screwed at every level of the biz. It's a good thing we do it for love.
  
  If you try to eliminate a single method we have of making a connection with an audience, I will cut you.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 14 May, 2012 @ 02:57pm

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  "why are there LESS musicians working professionally"
  
  DJs, open mics and Karaoke.
  
  3/4 of the clubs I played 5 years ago have switched their booking policies to either reflect current consumer demand or to cut their bottoms line. When the mandatory club-level music licensing fees go up, the Live Band line item in the entertainment budget is the first thing to get cut.

• On the post: AT&T Argues That More Competition Is Bad For You & Leads To Higher Prices

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 07 May, 2012 @ 11:03am

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  Anyone stuck in a traffic jam driving to work this morning is gonna disagree that "roads are essentially an unlimited resource".

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  Kaden ( profile ), 05 May, 2012 @ 06:02pm

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  Do you spend all day, everyday just running around shrieking 'Pirate pirate pirate!'? It's like every parent at Disneyland's worst nightmare.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 05 May, 2012 @ 09:38am

  I actually owned a bundle of Waves plugins... a gift from a well moneyed, well motivated but ill informed family member. From a DSP standpoint they were nothing special, but they did wot it sez on the tin. Unfortunately, their iLok based DRM rendered my usually rock solid production box unstable to the point of being unusable. I futzed with them for the better part of 6 months, then sold them, jumped through the requisite hoops to transfer the license, and bought hardware.
  
  From what I understand, the cracked versions do not suffer from these usability issues, but there's enough high quality gear being dumped on Craigslist by guys going digital that I don't actually think about plugins much anymore.
  
  Oddly enough, I record into Ableton, which I got for free with another hardware purchase.

• On the post: EU Commissioner Kroes: 'We Are Now Likely To Be In A World Without SOPA And Without ACTA'

  

  Kaden ( profile ), 04 May, 2012 @ 04:43pm

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  You know, I don't think that was a request.

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  Kaden ( profile ), 23 Apr, 2012 @ 07:53pm

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  You're pretty heavy on the 'ifs' and 'mights' there, Sparky.
  
  Makes for a less than convincing argument, but if that's all ya got, that's all ya got.

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