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Re: GNR Sued For Copying Songs
I still think Axl doesn't want the hassle of being famous anymore. Been there done that now he can just live comfortably with no headaches for the rest of his life.
God Bless him if that is the case.
If that's the case, why didn't he simply end the band in '93??? Instead of playing us like a fiddle for 15 years??
Re: GNR Sued For Copying Songs
-D- wrote:I still think Axl doesn't want the hassle of being famous anymore. Been there done that now he can just live comfortably with no headaches for the rest of his life.
God Bless him if that is the case.
If that's the case, why didn't he simply end the band in '93??? Instead of playing us like a fiddle for 15 years??
Money. He keeps some form of interest in the GNR brand and he keeps a steady income
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Re: GNR Sued For Copying Songs
This is going to come down to Axl having to pay some guy for four seconds of sound. Plain and simple.
Agreed...but the problem is license/settlemnt negotiations AFTER you've used an unlicensed sample always come off in favour of the copyright holder....they've got a lot more power now than previously.
Say they'd approached the holder and asked for a sample, they could have offered a relatively low sum of cash, as they could have swapped it with thousands of other similar samples.
But given they didn't, and the album's gone on to pay very well, I could see them having to pay out a much more sizable sum of money.
It's amazing the legal team didn't make 100% sure every single sound was cleared before release.
Re: GNR Sued For Copying Songs
deadsouth wrote:-D- wrote:I still think Axl doesn't want the hassle of being famous anymore. Been there done that now he can just live comfortably with no headaches for the rest of his life.
God Bless him if that is the case.
If that's the case, why didn't he simply end the band in '93??? Instead of playing us like a fiddle for 15 years??
Money. He keeps some form of interest in the GNR brand and he keeps a steady income
Huh, say again, last I checked the tours and the album were for the most part were complete failures, not to mention the reported 14 million dollar tab for cd. He must have made some good investments, cause I doubt NU gnr has been paying any of his bills.
Re: GNR Sued For Copying Songs
Well, Im sure he still gets the itch to do shows but he probably doesn't want to go to the level he once was which is why i always laugh at his rant in ALbany I think it is when he talks about the old members "not wanting to take it to this level"
Who would want to take it to that level? 15 years making an album, limited touring etc.
