Here's the one thing I do not understand...No one is required to post anything at OurStage. You post there, enter "music contests" there, participate in whatever activities they offer, exclusively by your choice. It is an opportunity to have your music heard by hundreds or thousands of new listeners at absolutley no cost to you. Why are you complaining? If you feel the judging is not fair or has too many flaws for your comfort...don't do it! You can simply load your song onto their site and not participate in any of the other activities. Or, you can just not do anything there.

It's their game. If we want to play, we play by their rules. If we do not like their rules, we should find a different game! You certainly are not getting ripped off in any manner. Your music is not being inappropriately distrubuted or misused in any manner what-so-ever. You are not being being denied any just royalties according to current law. They are not doing anything with your music that you have not given them permission to do.

It's kind of like me inviting you to dinner...I purchase, prepare and serve the food...then you complain that I have ugly china and that my salt and pepper shaker don't match!

Come on guys and gals. A friendly recommendation to them would serve the same purpose, and in a more gracious manner, than constantly beating them up here on the boards. They cannot tailor the rules and the contests to meet the wishes and wants of thousands of people. If they implemented everything that you wanted, they would have a thousand other people complaining whose ideas are different than yours.

There are several things I do not like about the way they run their "contests". But, I choose to play knowing what their rules are. So, I shouldn't complain too much.

Just my thoughts.

Al

PS: Other than a contract, what do we want most for our songs, once they are ready? Exposure, right?? Guess what, at OurStage, you get LOTS of exposure. One of my songs has already been listened to 600 times. Only "favored" twice, though...can't have it all! But think about that.

Last edited by Al David; 05/04/08 06:00 PM.