Free Industry Training for NZ-ers

“IMNZ, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and WHK Business Growth are banding together to
make possible fully funded business training for the music industry.” Read on here.

Independent Music New Zealand are offering music industry training for New Zealand record labels and music managers. The course takes half a day…

This seems too quick, but according to the article they cover lots of sticky topics for musicians like ownership rights, royalties and common tax deductions, which are useful to anyone who is contracted or owns a small business.

Release the Rianz on music… Why does it always Rianz on me… etc

“It is important that the Minister of Commerce recognizes that unlawful file sharing is very costly to our creative industries and that he and this government remain determined to deal with it,” says RIANZ CEO Campbell Smith.

Full article HERE

So they want to terminate your internets if you download!

Well they would like to, but apparently it’s too much hassle with the reviewed s92A clause; the original of which was called a “stupid law” by Newstalk ZB when it was dumped.

Here‘s a link to PDF of the governments proposal of the reviewed s92A clause.  

Anyhow, this is no way to make money from music. All possible good intentions aside, it’s a losing battle RAINZ matez.

In saying that, I have no answers. I’m going to find them though, don’t you worry! 

It will not involve the so called “music industry”.