posted 02-10-2003 07:39 AM            

If you have been following my case then you'll know that I gave my contact information to the lawyer to try and cooperate with KODA. I just got an email back from their legal advisor and he tells me that they won't pursue the matter any further as long as I don't break the copyright law again by making music available.
That means I won't have to pay for the use of the music on dailysp. This is a huge relief to me of course. I'm going to miss running dailysp and sharing all that great music, I still think that what I did should be seen as a good thing from the point of the fans, the band, and the law. But at least the law doesn't see it like that. Not where I live. And that's something I have to respect now.
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported me in the various threads on the sp and zwan boards and in my guestbook and via email. I was in a very dark place for a while but you helped me through it and I appreciate it more than anything.
And now I'm just going to sit back and smile because.. well I'm not being sued. That's reason enough.

posted 02-10-2003 08:06 AM            

That is good news indeedy!

What you were doing was a good thing...

I'm very relieved for you... I wonder how much you COULD have been sued for?!

posted 02-10-2003 11:01 AM            

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Originally posted by Dumahim:
I just don't get it. What copywrite laws are being broken if you're only distributing official online only or bootleg music with no profit to yourself?

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Well I was pretty shocked about it too but according to the Danish copyright law you are not allowed to distribute live performances without the consent of the artist (and that means KODA, not Billy). So it doesn't matter if it's live or if there is no profit. You have to pay for the use of the music anyway. That's how it is according to Danish law. I don't know about other countries.

Thanks all

posted 02-10-2003 06:48 PM            

as a side note, read the disclaimer on your cd's sometime...

the way copyrights work, when a "work" (song, in this case) is copyrighted, any use of that "work" requires the permission of the owner of the copyright. This means ANY use, including free distribution of a performance of the "work" by the owner of the copyright...

The main reason for this isn't really financial, although that is a large part of it...It is to provide the artists with control of their own material...to keep people from releasing shitty bootlegs of concerts that the band would rather keep in the vault, so to speak...

posted 02-12-2003 08:44 PM            

Billy mentioned rocking for the people who didn't understand. Since we do understand I see no reason for this board to be such a playground.