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Topic: The New Badave.com show and the result of the ASCAP conversation.

 
belowaveragedave   Offline  -  Artist & D.J.  -  05-19-09 09:40 PM  -  14 years ago
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While we (badave.com) and ASCAP still have some differences in opinion, we have found some mutual understanding of each other's position. At this time the Pimp Your Parody section will be converted to link to parodies outside of badave.com (not to those that were already listed, but it will begin accepting such links), but I will not be hosting the parodies on my site any longer. Rather than go to court, or start a ruckus, which is not in the best interest of myself, the parodists who are part of the Badave Network or ASCAP and it's members, I am going to attempt to raise money and make badave.com a more self-sustaining site to host parodists work with an ASCAP, BMI and SCESA license, eventually, in the mean time I simply don't have the financial means to do this. ASCAP does not seem interested in shaking me down or starting an unnecessary legal battle any more than I do. While I don't feel that a performance license should be necessary to perform parodies, I also do have appreciation on ASCAP's point of view, and would like to include original songs in broadcasts and allow ASCAP licensed parodists such as Weird Al and The Great Luke Ski as well on my site, which by my previous posting would not have been possible without a complicated license process on my own. In short, thank you everyone for your support during this tough time, but I am now working on making badave.com a safe place for all parody performances and videos, and to do that I will need to find a way to raise money. The donations will stay open, and I will release certain works of mine that have been particularly popular at The Mad Music Archive in an effort to raise money to turn badave.com into a parody palace where everyone can feel safe posting parodies. I will also expand the news section and follow news regarding free speech, musicians, our favorite parodists like Weird Al, Cletus T Judd, and the 27 parody acts that were on my site and those who weren't as well.

The new show will be exclusive to the MMA until I have the financial means to host it on my website as well. If you were previously listed on my site--any song that was not scheduled for deletion due to broken links will automatically be eligible for air time in the new bi-weekly parody only show. It will feature a themed segment, with a new theme being chosen every two weeks. A What It Was/What It Is segment playing particularly hot parodies or requested parodies followed by their original targets. A Because My Media Player Said So segment that will literally be chosen by the shuffle on my media player using a playlist containing all eligible parodies (that is anything I've been told by the parodists themselves I can play). The Request Line which will feature parodies that have been requested by our listeners, and the Parody News and notes where not only will I go over big news in the world of comedy, parody and music--but you can post your news, debuts and information too. More coming on all of this over the course of this week. I already have most of my first playlist decided, BUT all parodists who have songs that you would like me to play, please send them to my mp3 correspondent who will forward them to me after making sure they aren't spam at mp3@badave.com

That's mp3@badave.com guys. . .anything over 10 MB, please PM personally here on the site and I will tell you how to get it to me. Remember, any parody is acceptable, but only parody (sorry--I love original comedy--but all the other shows play that-my show is strictly parody)

If you were listed on my site before, any song that was playable at the time I took it down will be hosted in the show, if you want your songs removed, please contact me through the "contact form" over at badave.com or PM here.

Viva Parody! Viva Badave! Viva Artistic Expression!

Member Comments:

peterpuck9   Offline  -  Participant  -  05-19-09 10:41 PM  -  14 years ago
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I'm glad that you were able to work something out with them.
I look forward to your new show.........Pete
Dave AuJus   Offline  -  Artist & D.J.  -  05-19-09 09:53 PM  -  14 years ago
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I am glad you are able to continue doing what you love. It's also nice to know that ASCAP is going to leave you alone (at least for now).
Sounds like it will be a great show. I know a lot of people here support your efforts.

: ) Dave

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