Yes, over and over again, copyright law has been demonstrated to be, in practice, a cudgel used by the big guys against the little guys and not the other way around. This is, like, the fifth or six instance of copyright violation by the "copyright protectors" that been in the news over the past few years and hardly the most flagrant - someone even plagiarized a pro-copyright press release at one point.
- copyright protection agency uses music without permission.
- author of the music discovers this.
- author complains at protection agency.
- nothing happens.
- author tries harder.
- board member of agency suggests he can make things move, on the condition that he will get a 1/3 cut of the money.
- the phone call in which this suggestion is made is taped and broadcast on national T.V.
Also, the agency apparently has stated they cannot rule out that other board members behave similarly. That probably was just a not-so-smart statement made in the spur of the moment, but who knows?
Yes, over and over again, copyright law has been demonstrated to be, in practice, a cudgel used by the big guys against the little guys and not the other way around. This is, like, the fifth or six instance of copyright violation by the "copyright protectors" that been in the news over the past few years and hardly the most flagrant - someone even plagiarized a pro-copyright press release at one point.