Comments on: Paul Haig Day http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/04/06/paul-haig-day/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: muruch http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/04/06/paul-haig-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 muruch Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:23:34 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=1871#comment-1281 I didn't know about Paul Haig Day until I started seeing my site's name tossed around in connection with it. Thanks for the support! It's still frustrating that I wasted so much time fighting that battle (and lost so many readers in the process) without changing a thing, even after Google admitted the claims against me were false and reinstated my posts. I won't recount the whole saga here, but the one thing I did learn from Google/Blogger is that most of the claims (including those against me) were filed by IFPI as representatives of EMI, who does distribution in the UK for many American indie labels. So even though I had clear authorization from the American indie label (who held the copyright) for the mp3, the post got flagged by IFPI because the artist was on whatever list they got from EMI. Despite my disapproval Blogger's practices (they should set the posts to draft rather than delete since they aren't verifying the claims), the root of the problem is the lack of communication between the labels, distributors, and enforcement agencies. I didn’t know about Paul Haig Day until I started seeing my site’s name tossed around in connection with it. Thanks for the support! It’s still frustrating that I wasted so much time fighting that battle (and lost so many readers in the process) without changing a thing, even after Google admitted the claims against me were false and reinstated my posts.

I won’t recount the whole saga here, but the one thing I did learn from Google/Blogger is that most of the claims (including those against me) were filed by IFPI as representatives of EMI, who does distribution in the UK for many American indie labels. So even though I had clear authorization from the American indie label (who held the copyright) for the mp3, the post got flagged by IFPI because the artist was on whatever list they got from EMI. Despite my disapproval Blogger’s practices (they should set the posts to draft rather than delete since they aren’t verifying the claims), the root of the problem is the lack of communication between the labels, distributors, and enforcement agencies.

]]> By: Sean http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/04/06/paul-haig-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Sean Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:20:18 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=1871#comment-1161 I'm sorry, Allan! I should have cc'd you on this. I’m sorry, Allan! I should have cc’d you on this.

]]> By: Allan http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/04/06/paul-haig-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Allan Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:08:24 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=1871#comment-1153 Crap, was April 6th Paul Haig day? I feel like I missed out and would've contributed. Crap, was April 6th Paul Haig day? I feel like I missed out and would’ve contributed.

]]> By: Keath http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/04/06/paul-haig-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Keath Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:44:49 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=1871#comment-1016 How infuriating this must be to PR firms and labels trying to promote their artists and new releases, only to get shot in the foot by the very entity that's supposed to protect them. Tell me again how this is all supposed to be about artist's rights? How infuriating this must be to PR firms and labels trying to promote their artists and new releases, only to get shot in the foot by the very entity that’s supposed to protect them. Tell me again how this is all supposed to be about artist’s rights?

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