Re: (TV) royalties

[Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>]

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,
--
Maurice Rickard
http://mauricerickard.com/
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