Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
Yes, and for every supervisor you talk to there are probably dozens (maybe hundreds) that don't want the non-exclusives to go away. Everyone has their own agenda don't they?

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I wouldn't think that would be a music supervisor's problem. [in reference to multiple libraries going after a usage that was tagged for use]

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Don't give me that blacklisted crapola Jody. Sounds like a threat similar to McCarthyism and the Hollywood Blacklist.

The marketplace thrives on competition. Your agenda initiates from a group of people that want to form a monopoly in the music library business.


Part 1: Those that don't want the non-exclusives to go way = those that want rock bottom prices for music. That's the race to the bottom I'm talking about.

Part 2: Actually it's the production's headache, and the goto person is the music supervisor. It's their job to clear things properly. If something comes back saying it wasn't licensed correctly... It's not the PROs job to figure out if something is licensed properly - where did that idea come from? Remember, this isn't watermarking, it's fingerprinting - big difference. Fingerprinting doesn't know what the title is, it only knows the audio file.

Part 3: I'm not giving you McCarthyism John. I'm merely repeating words that came out the mouths of heads of music at major networks - I was there, it was very clear and it was reiterated. They now have very specific libraries and composers they will not use because of this very thing I'm passing along to you and JPF.

Part 3: The marketplace isn't thriving on competition, it's eating it for dessert as a side note - again, the race to the bottom for getting music as cheaply as possible. I value my music and I do this for a living without a side gig. That's not a monopoly. I'm competing against the big boys. I'm also paying attention to the technology that's coming on to the field. It will change the game whether we like it or not.

Jody Whitesides
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