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Re: (TV) royalties



At 1:20 AM -0100 7/22/00, Eric Veillette wrote:
Is there a specific reason why Lou has stuck with big
labels all these years?

Mike's answer (EGO) is definitely a good one. Some other possible reasons (not regarding Lou in particular, though) are mentioned here: http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/24/keyman/index.html

Mainly a debunking of the "key man" idea (the "I'll follow Clive wherever he goes" kind of thing), the article mainly argues that artists won't follow executives to other companies. Okay, fine--but why do they stay? One compelling reason buried at the end of the article is that by leaving, the artists lose any say in how the back catalog is administered. (Of course, how many artists have any say on this to begin with?)

Throwing another theory on the fire,
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Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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