[Danny Grigsby]

[mark Suszko] “The law stinks, but it is the law; work to change it if you don’t like it.”

Ok, how do we change it? I think this is something that definitely needs fixed, but I’m an editor, not a lawyer/lawmaker. The process for acquiring the rights on these small scale projects is ridiculous, and in many times the cost of the rights would be more than the project itself could bring in.

There needs to a way to pay a fee, once a year, once a month, whatever that gives basic rights clearance, similar to what a bar owner would do, except this fee should cover everything, performance, sync, etc. I know that my company would gladly pay the fee. As for BMI & ASCAP, they shouldn’t have a problem with this because they would be making some money from people who previously had been paying nothing. Then, when someone is caught in violation it’s a bit more simple…you pay this fee once a year, or we’ll sue you.

Like I said though, I have no clue how to get the ball rolling on this, but as a community, who needs to be able to both pay our bills and cover our
ass(ets), I think this really needs to be looked at a bit closer and actually doing something about it rather than being argued and re-argued over and over again via online forums.

Now then, I’ve had a long day, and actually want to stop thinking about “work” for the moment, but I urge everyone to get together and find a solution to this once and for all.

WhiteH2O

[Danny Grigsby]

Don’t work with your friends. Be friendly with who you work with, but don’t start up working with an existing friend. Especially if you have to be “the boss”. The conflict between being a friend and a boss is too much. I speak from experience, trust me it’s thin ice and I’m lucky I never fell in freezing water.

Beyond that, you’re young with a good initiative and a bright future. Best of luck to you, you’ve come to a great place for advice.

[Danny Grigsby]

I’m so relieved to know that I’m not the only wiseass in the industry, I was beginning to think I was without any true peers!!

I’ll be sure to set the egg timer after I finish the next video…

[Danny Grigsby]

I guess that’s the question in and of itself…how many days? How long do you give someone as a general rule? I’ve only experienced one other situation like this and it was different because the client stayed in touch through the process, but I’ve not heard from this client in some time.

What is a fair amount of time for us to store something before we finally have to move it off….because it looks like we all agree that it’s got to go, just how long before you finally do it?