I don't understand why, from a business perspective (short sighted benefit vs. long term prosperity aside), people are being so critical of the labels/music industry. They are money hungry business men, and the fact that subscribers are 'going' to be paying two times the amount supposedly in royalties, then I don't see why i should treat them (XM) any differently.
After asking 4 TIMES point blank if my bill was going to change (they kept saying NO), I said "Alright, i guess the information was incorrect, I heard it would be going up $1.98... well, thank you and goodbye".
Then I get "Oh... Yes, the $1.98, thats not a fee increase, its from the Music --Blah blah blah--, so its not technically a price increase."
ME: "So, can I not pay it and continue to listen to my service?", "Nope", "Ok, thats a price increase, now cancel it"
:: Connected to Supervisor ::
where I am told, there has been no decision yet to charge the $1.98 and if we do decide, you will be informed.
Left it like that and decided to not cancel my subscription (maybe they will rethink their policy on this matter).
"They should've added the word "advertisement" to the top and bottom of each page, in very small print"
That doesn't mean anything - While I am not up on all the rules (and it varies by journal and grant), but if you use grant money to pay for publication costs (anywhere from 3,000 - 10,000 (and sometimes more)), you must put a footnote on the bottom and call your submission an "Advertisement" - all because you used grant money to defer pub. costs.
The rules are more complex and cumbersome, but basically, seeing "advertisement" on the bottom really doesn't mean anything.
"Yes. And they didn't do anything with it. So he went off on his own and established a successful line of toys.
NOW Mattel wants a cut?! Sorry, too late. Case closed. Should have paid more attention to your underlings. Move along, nothing to see here."
If got paid for an idea (Bratz) - took the money, bought groceries with it, whatever. It is up to Mattel to do what they want with the idea. They can sit on it, use it, joke about it, whatever... but the guy got his money and that is it, job done.
If I make you a watch (that you paid for), and you don't use it, I don't have the right to take it back from you.
You paid for it, do what you want with it... same concept IMO
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(as CharlieM)
I don't understand why, from a business perspective (short sighted benefit vs. long term prosperity aside), people are being so critical of the labels/music industry. They are money hungry business men, and the fact that subscribers are 'going' to be paying two times the amount supposedly in royalties, then I don't see why i should treat them (XM) any differently.
(as CharlieM)
Just got off the phone with (XM) -
After asking 4 TIMES point blank if my bill was going to change (they kept saying NO), I said "Alright, i guess the information was incorrect, I heard it would be going up $1.98... well, thank you and goodbye".
Then I get "Oh... Yes, the $1.98, thats not a fee increase, its from the Music --Blah blah blah--, so its not technically a price increase."
ME: "So, can I not pay it and continue to listen to my service?", "Nope", "Ok, thats a price increase, now cancel it"
:: Connected to Supervisor ::
where I am told, there has been no decision yet to charge the $1.98 and if we do decide, you will be informed.
Left it like that and decided to not cancel my subscription (maybe they will rethink their policy on this matter).
Re: (as CharlieM)
"They should've added the word "advertisement" to the top and bottom of each page, in very small print"
That doesn't mean anything - While I am not up on all the rules (and it varies by journal and grant), but if you use grant money to pay for publication costs (anywhere from 3,000 - 10,000 (and sometimes more)), you must put a footnote on the bottom and call your submission an "Advertisement" - all because you used grant money to defer pub. costs.
The rules are more complex and cumbersome, but basically, seeing "advertisement" on the bottom really doesn't mean anything.
(as CharlieM)
Am I the only one who constantly reads "Boy Scouts of America"?
Dissagree ChurchHatesTucker (as CharlieM)
"Yes. And they didn't do anything with it. So he went off on his own and established a successful line of toys.
NOW Mattel wants a cut?! Sorry, too late. Case closed. Should have paid more attention to your underlings. Move along, nothing to see here."
If got paid for an idea (Bratz) - took the money, bought groceries with it, whatever. It is up to Mattel to do what they want with the idea. They can sit on it, use it, joke about it, whatever... but the guy got his money and that is it, job done.
If I make you a watch (that you paid for), and you don't use it, I don't have the right to take it back from you.
You paid for it, do what you want with it... same concept IMO