I'm not trying to offend or provoke any fights because I know some people are extra sensitive to certain subjects and with respect I would like to still open dialogue for those that don't take the narrative of certain subjects whole-cloth without question for example if someone says there were no planes that hit the towers you will definitely get the anecdotal evidence from people that say oh I had a friend whose uncle died in the towers how dare you with all the enthusiasm of Greta thunberg. So what I will do is get this started by stating a narrative and then mentioning a fact or two that puts that narrative into question
... Because in my heart I believe a lot of narratives that we're supposed to feel some emotion behind are agenda driven. I personally don't feel anything is taboo but this is a community forum so please express what you have to say with a modicum of social responsibility and tact. The form I am looking for is a simply stated narrative followed by a countering question based in fact. Below would be samples:
Narrative: The Jewish Holocaust.
??? : Who disposed 40 tons of cremated victims ashes and where is it all at now. If a mortuary cremation requires 4 hours for just one body at a sustained heat of 1,800 degrees how did they manage the same result with 4 bodies per oven every 15 minutes. How did the converted showers to gas chamber work so effectively with a large unsealed space under the door and handle on the inside of the door with no lock?

Narrative: Sandy Hook.
??? : So if blood is considered a bio hazard before reopening the school..What is the name of the company they hired to clean up all the blood.

Narrative: The earth is a globe. It is therefore not flat.
??? : Then why won't they just turn the Hubble telescope around and show us a cruise liner sailing upside down and on the left and right some boats sailing sideways and one on top sailing right side up.

Narrative: The oscars will smith-cris rock slap was not staged.

???: funny but pfizer sponsored the event and its vaccine causes the health problem his wife has according to their published side effects and they are coming out with a drug nrxt year to treat it alopecia new gene treatment they brag about on their own website. Interesting product placement they did would be like watching Batman pull out of the batcave on michelin uniroyal tires on the batmobile.

...so there are a few starters and if you have something on chemtrails. Floridated water. Virus theory versus terrain theory. Stolen history. Nuclear weapons are a hoax. Outer space moonlanding. Gravity...I am excited to get your narrative busting thoughts(i meant to put an !-mark and i kept hitting the microphone symbol instead because they look the same. so now google knows lol) 🐒😄
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During the spring and summer of 2020, as protests across the country illuminated the systematic injustices Black Americans have faced and continue to face, the music industry was one of many that was called out to take accountability and action for its treatment of a group of people that is largely responsible for its many decades of profitability. While the industry’s unfair treatment of Black Americans is longstanding and deep-seated, one seemingly simple course of action is to cease all usage of the term “master recording,” which may sound innocuous but, as detailed in Variety’s expansive August 2020 interview with Pharrell Williams, derives from the words “master and slave.”
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For those not aware, the terms have long been used to distinguish between a source recording (the “master”) and the subsequent copies made (the “slaves”), which has led to a pervasive use of both terms in many industry contracts. Although these charged words have been normalized to indicate a dominant/ subservient relationship, it does not negate the weight that they carry, especially in context of the music industry.

For as long as the music business has existed, Black performers often have been in a subordinate position to label executives, the majority of whom are white, even though their music is the vital resource upon which this industry is founded. Digging deeper, when you consider that most of these performers do not have control or ownership of the underlying copyrights to their music, parallels can easily be drawn to how slaves did not have autonomy over their lives since they themselves were the property. Many of these performers, most famously Prince and Kanye West, have outright said that their experiences in the music industry have felt like modern-day slavery.

This business has been dominated by white men since its inception, so when coupled with the well-known exploitation of Black artists, the already insensitive use of the phrase “master recording” carries an even more sinister sting. Artists such as Williams, have voiced their discomfort with reading these words in their contracts and have called for changes to be made.

As soon as I realized the term’s origins, I implemented a policy in my firm to no longer use the term “master” in our contracts, and to implement this change into any agreements that we negotiate on behalf of our clients. Sony, Universal, Warner Music Groups and Sound Exchange have either removed or have vowed to remove this language from their form contracts and license requests moving forward; the American Association of Independent Music’s board voted unanimously to remove this language from their contracts prospectively as well. While this is a most critical step in the right direction for the industry at large, I am dismayed at the reticence of other attorneys to embrace this change.

Some attorneys feel that removing the phrase “master recording” is unnecessary because it is only interpreted negatively by a few people, so they personally do not feel the need to stop using it. This blatant and short-sighted disregard for the psychological and emotional impact that this phrase can have on others speaks exactly to what many people marched for in 2020: You cannot detach the word “master” from its roots in American Chattel Slavery, regardless of the other word with which it is combined. Thus, using the term “master recording” while being aware of its racist inception is a microaggression, whether it is being used maliciously or not. Words have an undeniable impact, and the continued use of this racist language reinforces the negative connotation of the term’s origin. There are plenty of words that can be used in place of “master” and still convey the same unambiguous meaning, such as “sound” recording, which is the official terminology used by the U.S. Copyright Office for registration of these works.

To be frank, it is easy for many of my white male colleagues to dismiss the use of these words as “not a big deal” when it has never affected them.

Whether the phrase offends a handful of people or thousands is irrelevant: It is a point-blank racist term that must be removed from our industry’s vocabulary if we want to continue to work to rectify our past injustices. Sylvia Rhone, the first African-American woman CEO of a major record label, put it best when she stated, “If it bothers even one person, we’re taking it out.”

It is my hope that this sheds light on the issue — enough so that more can and will embrace this impactful change. Removal of such language is a simple yet meaningful step that can make our industry a more welcoming and inclusive space and allow us to reinforce the principle that music is for everyone — no matter one’s race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or background.
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