Sam Yannotti
Professor Hest
2/23/12

"What's The Buzz In The Biz"

My article mainly centers around many lawsuits in the music industry having to do with production companies being "cheated" out of royalties. By "cheated" they mean the uneven distribution of royalties between themselves the production company, and the major recording labels for whom they are usually employed by. The article mainly deals with a lawsuit involving the production company "FB Productions" pressing charges against rapper "Eminem's" "Aftermath Record's", but references many identical cases which are occurring at the same time.

"FB Productions", argues that the royalties of popular "Eminem" songs when it comes to digital downloading are unfairly weighted towards "Aftermath Records". The ratios of the splitting of the profits are believed to be as horrid as 80% to 20% from which the recording company collects a significantly heavier cheque.

"FB" and the many other production companies pressing charges against major record labels such as "Aftermath", argue that the royalties should be divided equally amongst the production companies and the record labels. However, the record labels have somewhat of a different idea of the division of royalties and argue that the "unbalanced" ratio simply lets the recording companies pay for misc. other companies and workers whom are employed by the label itself.

However, the cracks of "Aftermath Records" have been exposed after some of the royalties were tracked down and showed that "Aftermath" has used the majority of their profits on other lawsuits from previous years, and hence an unfair ratio was established.

However, there is still no set verdict in the "FB productions" vs "Aftermath recording" case, and a much awaited trial is scheduled for April 4th.

MY TAKE ON IT:

I side unanimously the all production companies whom are pressing charges against the major recording labels such as "Shady Aftermath". My view on a production company being scammed out of royalties by a record label is that I find it rather ironic. The production company is obviously the hand that feeds these recording labels, so why would anyone bite the hands that feed them. The split of ANY ROYALTIES including "Royalties of Digital Downloads", (Which will OBVIOUSLY be the way of the future) should be split 50-50 between production companies and record labels.

Working For a Nuclear Free City.

Retardedly good band, deserve an honorable mention.

Under the milky way tonight

Well, I'm going to start posting again (this time DAILY), because it appears we've left off on the wrong foot here.

I could tell you how much that summer sucked and blah blah blah, but you've already guessed that.

Things are ALOT different, senior year has commenced and I am happy (knock on wood), skateboarding is great, the family is together and strong, everyone is happy and there is even a sense of love in the air that I haven't been able to smell in the longest time, after two years, the reeking stench of infedelity has left my sense of smell deaded.

Even though it's way too early to call something, I feel it in my bones that this year will pick up where freshman year left off, everything will be okay for once, the winter will blow over easy, and spring will be here to stay.

If you are interested in my progress and have been following my stories so far, you'll be glad to know I'm over what I've had to overcome, I've grown so much mentally and learned to control myself (though trying to do this intoxicated is QUITE a feat, but I am learning none the less).

"I might not be the one it's true, but I'm trying don't you know".

Now that that's over with, I'm QUITE a bit behind on the links...

hahafuntime.com (This is a sight run by a few friends of mine, tune in for regular updates and good skating always).

eat you ALIVE.

"It is in our moments of sheer loss that we are at our most dangerous".

Nothing good last forever, so of course you knew I'd be back with a rampage. So let's dive into it and not waste time bullshitting shall we?

Somewhere along the existance of humanity, (which will be short lived might I add) we have lost our sense of equality and morals, though we never admit it, we are completely and totally obsessed with power 100% yours truley included. For months, I have told myself I am different, I will bring back an era of justice and innocence, but after seeing people for who they REALLY are, It will be my pleasure to watch you burn in hell along side me. I give up, I hope all of you eat each other alive and the world ends in a state in which would give Lucifer himself nightmares. You all deserve it, every last one of you (myself inculded). Everyone must suffer, EVERYONE.

Purgatory, Rain, and the homecoming of Joey Seguna.

First and foremost, welcome home Joey.

Sorry for the lack of updates, I guess I've needed a little alone time to get my thoughts straight. It's been awkward lately. For summer the weather is far too cold, school feels LONG from over and I must learn to accept the fact that I am changing little by little. It's rained for the past 10 days, think we're going to need to worry about a drought?

Nothing more to say, which is relativley good, because if you have a glass jaw you should keep your mouth shut.

blueprints for future homes.

Not going to give any dates.

It's something bigger than you, bigger than I.

A promise is a promise

tomorrow be prepared.