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- From: "Josep L. Guallar-Esteve" <jlguallar AT maduixa.net>
- To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:08:00 -0500
On Thursday 15 November 2001 10:59 am, you wrote:
> "Though a band can typically make $10,000 to $20,000 when a song is
> included in a video game, Microsoft has been asking musicians to contribute
> their music to video games for pennies - and in some cases no money at all,
> with no upfront fee and no royalties on the back end."
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/15/arts/music/15POPL.html?searchpv=nytToday
> (Requires free membership.)
I thought that Microsoft was a very rich company, with lots of cash in the
bank.
Why are they bending the rules to their own sole benefit? I mean, musicians
have the right to mae money out of their work, isn't it?
Or is it Microsoft the only one allowed to make money?
Mmmmmmm
Salut,
Josep
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Josep L. Guallar-Esteve
-
For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot,
Michael S Czeiszperger, 11/15/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot, Andrew Phillips, 11/15/2001
- Re: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot, Josep L. Guallar-Esteve, 11/15/2001
- RE: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot, Joe Reid, 11/17/2001
- RE: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot, Thomas Beckett, 11/17/2001
- RE: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot, Kevin - The Alchemist - Sonney, 11/17/2001
- RE: For Musicians, Microsoft's Xbox Is No Jackpot, Joe Reid, 11/28/2001
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