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Re: Быть или не быть битловским текстам в Сети Автор: Ая Дата: 20.08.02 11:48:21 | Перейти в тему |
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So Beatlelyrics.com came down last week. Fontana posted a notice on the site, telling visitors what happened. Immediately, sympathetic messages flooded in, from fans from Mexico to Britain. They were shocked, angry, "crushed."
"The dirty rotters," e-mailed Kristal Fields (presumably no relation to Strawberry). "That was perfectly evil what they did to you."
"I wonder if the Beatles corp. realise that it is due to your site alone . . . that I had recently purchased all the Beatles albums," wrote another fan. "So your site was increasing their bottom line."
"So much for John's (Lennon) ideals," groused another.
LiCalsi, the Beatles' big bad wolf -- er, lawyer -- said musicians have to protect what is called their "intellectual property" -- the trademarked names and logos that a band develops, as well as any copyrights they hold on the music or lyrics.
"This fellow sounds like a good person and it's unfortunate that we had to get in the way of what he was doing," LiCalsi said. "But when you don't actively protect things like trademarks and copyrights, it becomes easier for the next person. And while one person may be an absolutely well-meaning fan, the next person could be in the Beatles bootlegging business."
LiCalsi said this is an increasingly troublesome problem for the music industry. His firm is constantly sending letters like the one Fontana received.
The National Music Publishers Association maintains what it calls a "monitoring service" to police musical copyrights. It's called the Harry Fox Agency. Several years ago the agency threatened legal action against a Web site called OLGA, the On-Line Guitar Archive, which features mostly guitar chord arrangements for popular songs, but also lyrics. Eventually OLGA was forced to eliminate its archives of lyrics.
Fontana counters that plenty of bands not only allow, but encourage, fan-created Web sites. He cites U2 as an example. To demonstrate, he typed in the search words "U2 lyrics" on Yahoo. Twenty-four sites popped up.
A similar search for "Beatles lyrics" produced nearly as many. Fontana was surprised to see that several sites featured the very items Sonnenschein told him were illegal: logos and scanned album covers. Presumably the law firm has more letters to write.
After Fontana got his letter, he fired off an angry e-mail to Dean Solomon, the Sonnenschein employee who signed the letter. No response. He called his Web-hosting company and laid plans for a new site, something not as "stoking" as the original one was, but at least something. (It's at fab4lyrics.stonegauge.com.) Finally, Fontana posted his last hurrah on beatlelyrics.com:
"It's been an honor and a privilege to bring this site to you. Unfortunately, representatives of the Beatles don't seem to recognize that or want that."
He cited a song from the 1969 album, Abbey Road |
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Re: Быть или не быть битловским текстам в Сети Автор: Ая Дата: 20.08.02 11:46:48 | Перейти в тему |
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No harm intended, said Paul LiCalsi, a partner in the Goliath-sized firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, which employs 600 lawyers, has offices all over the United States and was founded in 1906 (long before rock 'n' roll). It has represented the Beatles for 18 years, as well as Elton John, David Bowie and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Even so, said LiCalsi recently, "We're not the big bad wolf we might appear to be in this situation." He spoke by telephone from southern France, where he was vacationing.
Meanwhile, Fontana was fuming in his second-floor bedroom, a veritable shrine to the Beatles.
Abbey Road sign over the door. A poster for the Magical Mystery Tour. Framed portrait of John, Paul, George and Ringo looking oh-so-young, wearing pastel suits and standing in an English garden.
"I have this little Beatles fixation," Fontana admitted with a smile.
He looks sort of like a juvenile John Lennon, with small, round wire-rims and an earlobe-length mop of brown hair. He describes his weight as "between waif and svelte." He's a Bucs fan, likes the Lightning, helps manage an Internet sports message board called FanHome.com.
Nirvana and Jim Morrison posters also decorate his walls. But on the desk where his stereo used to sit, there's an empty spot.
Fontana was 6 when his dad, Ron, sat him down in front of the TV with his two brothers, Mike and Andy, and popped in a video of the 1965 Beatles movie, Help!
"Here were these guys singing and running around like crazy," Fontana recalled. "I was hooked."
By the time Fontana was 15, his hearing was beginning to fade. He has neurofibromatosis, type 2, a rare genetic disorder that causes benign tumors to grow over the central nervous system. He already had surgery to remove one on his spine and is facing another operation for one in his neck.
The tumor that took his hearing was removed by a surgeon in California in 1997. Fontana knew he would probably come home deaf because of irreversible damage to the nerve. So the night before, he listened to the entire two-CD Beatles anthology. He could barely hear it.
Last fall, after four years of silence, Fontana got an auditory brain stem implant, which is like the cochlear implant, a surgically inserted device that allows the profoundly deaf to "hear" electronically processed sound. The process is not instantaneous. The wearer must learn to interpret the electronic signals being sent to the brain.
Fontana still can't make out a lot of what people say to him and unfamiliar music is a jumble of sounds. The only music he can really appreciate is what he knows best: Beatles songs.
The message from the lawyers, however, was loud and clear. Although the letter did not specifically instruct Fontana to dismantle his Web site, he took it as a "cease-and-desist" order.
"I really have no choice but to conform," he said. "I don't have the means to launch a legal fight with the most influential pop group of the last century."
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John Lennon: Sample used a page of his teenage "newspaper" - "The Daily Howl" (writiten in printed letters)
Personality Overview: "Here we see a cool-headed individual whose handwriting lives up to his reputation for an acerbic wit that could easily degenerate into hurtful sarcasm." "Despite the somewhat wavy baseline, which reveals moodiness, it was not easy to rattle Lennon"
Relationships: "It is more difficult to get emotionally close to printers. They literally break the bonds between themselves and others (the connections between letters) out of a fear of closeness. They prefer to hold other people at arm's length, adopting a more objective way of dealing with them." "Lennon could not have been an easy person to live with. Certainly anyone who wanted to be near him would need a thick skin, considering the many downward pointing strokes"... "which are made in a stabbing motion."
Intellectual Forces: "The predominance of straight strokes points to one who used his head to make decisions." "This doesn't mean that Lennon was unemotional. In fact, the heavy flow of ink onto the paper says quite the opposite."
Physical Drives: John's writing indicates "someone who would quietly build up his energy then release it suddenly, perhaps explosively."
Motivating Forces: The sample used made it hard for the author to determine his motivating forces. "However, the high level of control evident from the way the page is organized suggests a determination to stick with whatever he undertook." |
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Из книжки Handwriting of the Famous and Infamous" by Sheila Lowe.
Paul: Sample analyzed was the "Hey Jude" Lyrics:
Personality Overview: Paul's handwriting "reveals a good sense of where things belong. He organizes his life and time loosely and flexibly, leaving room to make adjustments as a situation develops."
Relationships: "would be low-key and easygoing. The flexible connective forms and lively baseline of the handwriting sample tells us he is likely to go out of his way to keep the peace and avoid confrontations with others."
Intellectual Forces: "In his writing, McCartney strips away most nonessential loops and strokes, leaving only the basics necessary for legibility. This is a sign of a swift, fluent thinker."
Physical Drives: "Some lower zone letters have a hook on the bottom, indicating unresolved painful issues that may erupt from time to time in unexpectedly aggressive behavior. The lower zone is often left open and curving to the right. This indicates that McCartney needs someone in his life to make him feel safe and secure, as he seems to have missed out on some of the qualities of nuturing that mothering represents."
Motivating Forces: "is motivated not by money or power, but by opportunities to create and make the world a better place." His simplified style says that "he does not feel the need to hide who he is but has an open, direct attitude." |
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Re: George Harrison & Bob Dylan - Various Sessions - 1968-1972 + Harrison's Early Years Автор: Ая Дата: 19.08.02 16:53:06 | Перейти в тему |
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2Leonid Gourov: CD-версия есть, хотя как\с чего\откуда она была сделана -- не имею ни малейшего :\ |
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Re: Legend of a Leg End Vol.1 - краткое ревью Автор: Ая Дата: 19.08.02 16:51:39 | Перейти в тему |
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Полностью согласна с последними словами Феликса... За пару коробочек с сессиями Dark Horse, я думаю, я продала бы душу даже несуществующему дьяволу ;) А насчёт конкретного периода... Оно и да, и нет. Да, потому что в принципе я не люблю сборинки. Бутлег конкретного периода всё-таки в среднем более монолитен, в чём-то даже концептуален. Ср. Making of ATMP -- ну чем не концепт, а? С другой стороны, в последнее воремя новые для себя вещи нахожу г.о. на сборниках. Что полностью оправдывает их существование в моих глазах ;) |
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Сергей Иванович, так то на машине. А автобус всегда идёт по своей bus lane и никого не трогает ;) Гостинницу действительно надо бронировать заранее, и не только на время фестиваля: большая вероятность, что у стойки Вам скажут, что номеров нет, хотя они и есть: ибьо бронь. На один день и вправду ехать не стоит ;) Была б моя воля, съездила бы на пару лет ;))) |
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Удачной охоты ;) И с днём рождения ;))) |
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Очень не рекомендую: исключительно дорого. Дорога в один конец на автобусе (т.е. самом дешёвом транспорте) и остановка в Ливерпуле на ночь обойдётся по меньшей мере в 130 фунтов (если Вы не студент; тогда можно прилезть в студ.общежитие\hostel, но это тоже надо умудриться. Тогда будет с дорогой где-то фунтов 100). Считайте по курсу ;) Гораздо проще сделать так: взять в Лондоне экскурсионный тур в Ливерпуль на несколько дней, и попросту отстать от экскурсии. Я ездила таким макаром, правда, не из Лондона, а из Лестера, но это только ещё усугубляет ситуацию: практически с другого конца страны. И обошлось мне всё, считая 5-звёздочный отель на ночь, дорогу и еду, в 60 фунтов. Потому что скидки, скидки, скидки. Дорога... Где-то часа 3 если автобуцсов, я думаю (из Лестера -- 5). Поезда же бывают очень быстрые, разные там fast trains -- не знаю, правда, есть ли такое солобщение между Лиыверпулем и Лондоном, но -- почти наверняка. Но: это на порядок дороже. Ещё раза в два. |
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Re: George Harrison & Bob Dylan - Various Sessions - 1968-1972 + Harrison's Early Years Автор: Ая Дата: 17.08.02 21:36:13 | Перейти в тему |
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Очень просто можно судить, обязателен бутлег или нет: если Джордж и (!!!) Боб, в одно время и в одном месте -- КОНЕЧНО, ОБЯЗАТЕЛЕН! ;))) |
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"Local people may not feel they want to become part of transcendental meditation. But the fact that people will be meditating and practising yogic flying in that building will have a very uplifting effect on the whole area.
"A whole series of studies have been conducted into the effects of group yogic flying. And, if you have the square root of 1 per cent of any population - whether it is Tillydrone, or wherever - practising yogic flying together in one place, twice a day, the crime rate, accident rates and suicide rates all drop. All negative trends just spontaneously drop."
Asked about the reaction of local residents, she said: "It is a totally new concept for most people, but the people that we have spoken to about it so far have been absolutely brilliant. They nod and they smile.
"Tillydrone is a brilliant place and the people here are doing a lot for themselves. They are good people and we want to be a part of this community for a long, long time."
George Lennie, the chairman of Tillydrone Community Council, said: "I am in favour of anything that will help the community. I have heard that these people can cut down crime and that sort of thing.
"Tillydrone is exactly the same as anywhere else and has the same problems as any other housing scheme. Our problems just seem to be advertised more than anywhere else. These people might bring some good to the community. They certainly canТt do any harm."
The Beatles boarded the Mystical Express at Paddington station in 1967 for Bangor, to meet the giggling Indian guru with the flowing white beard and impish grin. The spectacle of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dispensing flowers to the adoring popstars became one of the defining images of the 1960s.
George Harrison was particularly influenced and the MaharishiТs teachings were there for all to hear in his music - especially in the post-Beatles My Sweet Lord phase of his career. He remained a disciple until he died last year.
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Anna Edwards and her husband, Colin, who have been followers of the Maharishi for more than 20 years, made the unlikely choice of Tillydrone while searching for a home for their spiritual community under a set of special criteria laid down by the Maharishi.
Mrs Edwards said she came across the site after picking up details about the sale of an old farmhouse and the adjoining piece of land in Hayton Road in a local estate agentТs.
Ten years ago, the Maharishi, who is now based in Holland, had urged his followers to search the globe for suitable sites which could be used to build "lighthouses of coherence" to help in the promotion of world peace. And he set out a series of criteria, based on the ancient Vedic teachings.
The Maharishi succinctly explains the theory on his organisationТs website: "Because the individual is Cosmic, everything about individual life should be in full harmony with Cosmic Life. Maharishi Sthapatya Veda gives dimensions, formulas, and orientations to the buildings that will provide Cosmic harmony and Support to the individual for his peace, prosperity, and good health - daily life in accord with Natural Law, daily life in the evolutionary direction."
Mrs Edwards, 57, a former personal assistant in London, said: "We have found the perfect site and it happens to be in Tillydrone.
"If it had been in the Western Isles, we would have gone there. It is to do with the lay of the land, the slope of the land, and its proximity to rivers and water and the sea."
She added: "We are now trying to raise the г150,000 we will need for what will be the first purpose-built centre for teaching TM in the UK, according to these principles. It will be open to the MaharishiТs followers from all over the world who want to come to Aberdeen, and local people too. |
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Yet followers of the guru - immortalised in Sexy Sadie on The BeatlesТ White Album - have used his teachings to pinpoint an overgrown garden in the heart of Tillydrone as the perfect place to practise yogic flying, one of the most advanced forms of transcendental meditation (TM).
There, one of their guruТs "Palaces of Peace" will be built for his disciples to discover the path to personal peace and harmony through TM techniques.
Down the road from the local bookies, on a street filled with boarded-up council houses, they are planning to turn the site in Hayton Road into the organisationТs first purpose-built meditation centre in Britain.
And the MaharishiТs disciples yesterday claimed their presence in the community will help combat crime and bring peace to the troubled housing estate. |
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Despite an age difference of 26 years -- Mills is 34, McCartney 60 -- she describes him as: "Definitely the youngest guy I have ever been out with."
"He's so sweet, energizing -- a kind of Peter Pan character. When you see him walking down the street, he literally skips, just like a little boy," she says.
The romance between McCartney and Mills, who lost her left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident in 1993, blossomed after they met at a charity event three years ago.
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It was the turning point for the former model who ran away from home at the age of 13.
"There was this stench and I realized my hair was soaked -- a tramp was urinating on my head," she told Prima Magazine.
"That was the turning point when I said to myself 'You've been here nearly four months, its time to get out.' I went and had a shower in Victoria Station for 10p, like I always did, smartened myself up and got a job in a croissant shop."
In the September issue of the magazine, Mills talks about former relationships and the conflicts with her work.
"Men fall in love with who I am, but they end up resenting my charity work because I can't help giving myself totally to anything or anyone who's in need. One of them said that when I go off to a war zone, they feel inadequate staying home."
Mills also describes her relationship with McCartney, whom she married in a lavish ceremony in Ireland in June.
"Paul has taught me to slow down, he won't allow me to tear out of the house at 7 a.m. as I used to, as he says it is our time when we should enjoy the moment together." |
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Re: Beatles fans 'jealous' claims McCartney's wife Автор: Ая Дата: 03.08.02 00:09:13 | Перейти в тему |
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Не знаю, но скоро журналисты скажут -- 5... потом 4... потом в минус уйдут... А им всё нипочём ;)))) |
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Ещё о том же -- часть 2 и последняя Автор: Ая Дата: 02.08.02 23:37:59 | Перейти в тему |
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The new Lady McCartney says she sees 60-year-old Sir Paul as a "Peter Pan" figure who behaves as if he were the youngest man she had ever met. She tells Prima magazine: "He's so sweet, so energizing. When you see him walking down the street he literally skips, just like a little boy. In many ways, he's definitely the youngest man I've ever been out with."
Giving an insight into the couple's private life, she went on: "We're together six days a week. We sit down and go through our diaries together each month and we don't do anything if it takes us away from each other."
She said she had learned to "slow down" since her marriage to Sir Paul, who is worth an estimated 700 million pounds, "Paul insists there are times when I switch the phone off. In the evening I cook and we eat together and talk-that's been very good for me." |
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>From This is London August 2, 2002
The new wife of Sir Paul McCartney has revealed how their marriage has been placed under strain by "jealous" female fans who adore the former Beatle.
Heather Mills McCartney, 34, said she was shocked and angry at the hostility expressed towards her by Sir Paul's army of ageing admirers-more than three decades after the height of the Fab Four's fame.
Speaking in her first in-depth interview since the wedding two months ago, she said: "It's mainly from female Beatles' fans around Paul's age. Even now they're jealous that I'm with everyone's favorite Beatle."
His new wife is certainly not the first of his lovers to feel the wrath of his fans. His first wife Linda Eastman, who died of cancer in 1998, became a hate figure for thousands of young women after the couple's marriage 33 years ago. |
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