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[jclive]

This site sure has been quiet lately.. I just checked the Freaks4Live site, thought maybe something would be going on over there. Sadly, just a recent post from someone complaining about his photos being used w/o credit. http://freaks4live.com/forum/topic/copyrighted-image-use

When is that place going to get moving?

[jayda]

It feels like LIVE is not high on their agenda. They have an emotional attachment but that's about all I see at the moment. And I wonder if the Nashville trip was actually planned or just preempted by Ed's little email to the 'media'?

They need professionals in to do the other stuff because clearly they have no interest in it. Having a fan do it for nothing is the same as someone we all know doing kiss arse facebook pages for Ed.

We seem to be only ones genuinely interested in a LIVE comeback.

The more it goes on, I can't help thinking about what KM said in that interview.

I still LOVE them though

[thefunkyredcaboose]

They need professionals in to do the other stuff because clearly they have no interest in it. Having a fan do it for nothing is the same as someone we all know doing kiss arse facebook pages for Ed.

That's really not the same... at all, actually. You don't think band managers/publicists/web designers/etc. are fans of the bands they represent? More than often they are, and they are often willing to help out artists they are huge fans of even if it's at a cheaper rate than what they normally do. It's a part of the business, and you'd never know that the person behind it all is a fan at all because rule number 1 is that no one should know who you are.

[jayda]

That's really not the same... at all, actually. You don't think band managers/publicists/web designers/etc. are fans of the bands they represent? More than often they are, and they are often willing to help out artists they are huge fans of even if it's at a cheaper rate than what they normally do. It's a part of the business, and you'd never know that the person behind it all is a fan at all because rule number 1 is that no one should know who you are.

Sure you could be a fan doing it for them at the going rate but I meant doing it for nothing. I think it needs to be a professional relationship firstly. And secondly and most importantly, why should you do it for free? I would bet my last dollar their lawyers aren't working for them for free, fans or not!

Save your freebies for charity or worthy causes funky

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Sure you could be a fan doing it for them at the going rate but I meant doing it for nothing. I think it needs to be a professional relationship firstly. And secondly and most importantly, why should you do it for free? I would bet my last dollar their lawyers aren't working for them for free, fans or not!

Save your freebies for charity or worthy causes funky

Not that I would ever have the opportunity, but that'd be my business wouldn't it?

[jayda]

Not that I would ever have the opportunity, but that'd be my business wouldn't it?

sigh....guess so. In that case I would hope they would insist on making payment - you know, like hire you for your talents not because you offered it for nothing

[thefunkyredcaboose]

sigh....guess so. In that case I would hope they would insist on making payment - you know, like hire you for your talents not because you offered it for nothing

Back when I did it for a significant chunk of my income I am totally with you, but now I just do it for fun. It's a nice distraction. Of course, I generally forget to do it for my own band... woops. You realize we are talking about a crazy pipe dream that I threw out as an example right?

This post has been edited by thefunkyredcaboose: Aug 29 2012, 9:46 pm