From: grammatim@worldnet.att.net   
      
   Chris Brown wrote:   
   >   
   > "Peter T. Daniels"  wrote in message   
   > news:43720B9B.22EE@worldnet.att.net...   
   > > Dauber wrote:   
   > >>   
   >   
   > >> > The actual lawsuit appears to have little to do with "Smile", and more   
   > >> > to do   
   > >> > with the fact that Brian agreed to give away Mike and Al's intellectual   
   > >> > property via a British newspaper (presumably without their knowledge or   
   > >> > against their wishes).   
   > >> > I know what most frequent posters here think:  Mike's an ass.  Mike   
   > >> > shouldn't be touring.  Mike sucks.  I agree.   
   > >> > But it what Mike Love is alleging turns out to be true, then Brian   
   > >> > sucks   
   > >> > too.   
   > >>   
   > >> Ummm.....Brian didn't give away their property -- all the songs on the   
   > >> CD came from his solo albums.   
   > >   
   > > Did they include any of the Beach Boys songs on which Mike gets a credit   
   > > (whether deserved or not)?   
   >   
   > There are versions of 'Cali Girls', 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', 'Good   
   > Vibrations', 'Darlin'' and 'Help Me Rhonda'; Mike is credited on there, and   
   > the artwork specifically states that all writers and performers have   
   > received the appropriate royalties, and as far as I know Mike isn't alleging   
   > otherwise.   
      
   In that case, what the bloody hell is his complaint?   
      
   (It's nice that that statement is included. It'll help bring to the   
   consciousness of downloaders and track-traders that stealing music   
   deprives artists of royalties.)   
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   Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net   
      
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