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NEW CONTRACTS for RECORD DEALS -TAKE NOTE MUSICIANS !
01/11/2008 14:14:32 / other
Well, last night started another chapter in my research for alternatives to myspace. Like when I first discovered FUZZ, punkrockers.com a site which i thought had clean terms of service , it was brought to my attention that punkrockers.com had the BAD clause in their terms of service /licencing agreement which gave favorable attention to the concerns of the site host over the site patrons. In other words, the lawyers wrote up contracts that protected the people who hired them more than the people who the website serves (the musicians/people).So, I had read the terms of service prior to joining punkrockers.com but somehow missed the paragraph addressing this particular licencing issue, even though that is what I was looking for while reading it. Perhaps because of the layout of the terms (the format, no out line, no numbered sections, everything rammed together) i was unable to read /scan the passages clearly . Or maybe I really wanted that site to be cool and so I unconsciously overlooked it. In any regard, I was embarrassed to learn that the paragraph existed and so I have been in communication with punkrockers.com about the issue and they too ARE AMENDING THEIR TERMS to be more musician friendly!!!!. FUZZ did this and in Oct 2007 they posted the amended terms of service. Most musicians have a hard time reading this shit but THESE ARE THE NEW RECORD COMPANY CONTRACTS. If you ever saw a major label contract like 37 pages long and had to read it and understand it and negotiate through every paragraph well then reading the terms of sevice for these web hosts is not too dificult and i believe is JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A RECORD CONTRACT in todays world !!TAKE NOTE MUSICIANS:Learn here how to read , understand and negotiate your contracts so you are prepared to do it when the heat is on and a rec co exec. is wanting your signature on something. DONT GET FOOLED AGAIN peace, John the Bakerhttp://www.fuzz.com/instantasshole http://www.fuzz.com/johnthebaker PS myspace amended their terms about 2 years ago and clearly states in section #1 that they cannot and use your content off of the myspace.com site. The paragraph/clause in question that is still found on many independent hosting sites states that; your content can be used by the host anywhere, anytime, for any reason without notification, approval, or payment of royalties.
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