You considered trying the crowdfunding way for a project like this?
I'd do it for free.
You can do it on their website. https://www.copyright.gov/forms/search_estimate.html
You can only request iten that are listed in their catalogue(s).
Don't get us wrong, we are really thankful. All we say is that it would be better if he shared the information via an article in his website. Collect them all together with details and stuff (Dates, how complete they are etc.)
I would've done this already if I lived there, if not at least 2 times. I always found it odd how "almost" no one has done it and shared their information on them. There are many well of MJ fans over there as well.
Yeah, let me just hop in my car (hypothetical) and drive to Washington DC, over, 7 hours away. Or get a plane ticket for an admittedly reasonable 84 dollars (economical). It's only 3 days worth of meals. Michaels half finished demoes he probably didn't want me to hear are worth it.
7 hours suppose to be super far or something? That's nothing, haha.
I don't really want it. Lol
That's interesting, so is their catalogue viewable or do you have to get in touch with them and they show you the catalogue?
Seems easy compared to taking a passport, a travel visa, paying hundreds for a plane ticket, flying for almost an entire day, go to a country you've never been in, just to listen to a few songs.
I didn't say it wasn't easier.
He doesn't owe anyone anything.
It's WAAAY easier. If all you have to spare is a few hundreds of dollars and a road trip I say it's well worth doing it.
He's a journalist. It's his job to inform people. I agree that technically he doesn't have to tell people anything but if he's already at it, why not go all the way?
He's not a full-time journalist. And "going all the way" requires time and effort.
You’ll get the usual Shields nut riders reply to this but the fact of the matter is, if he does this, no one has any use for him anymore or his articles.
If he already has the notes in hand, all he has to do is say all that's written on it. It also shouldn't be that time-consuming to write an article, it wouldn't be like writing an entire book. In fact that's what he was planning to do with all the info, until he decided to focus on a podcast about the Cascio tracks for the last 4-5 years instead.
I mean, it's cheaper than Brad Sundberg'e stuff, and yet I am willing to go for that. It's about the external factors. It would be nice to not have to pay 84 dollars to hear Michael Jackson songs, and yet. Idk. One day with the right amount of factors.
I am counting those, assuming you don't request for old tapes it probably won't be as expensive. I'd totally spend 400-500$ on the whole trip, but if it goes for more than that... Yikes lol.
$500 to hear mostly mumbling lol
"Things I Would Do If I Were Rich"
If the price for an hour of search costs 200$ then realistically that should be the minimum. People spend a lot more than that to go to Disneyland or to buy computer parts lol.
He WAS going to use the info he got and put it in a book, he always intended on sharing it with the public, but then he shifted focus into his Faking Michael podcast and he's been working on it for at least 6 years. Who knows when he's going to finish the podcast and if he's even going to continue writing the book? And if he does, how long would that take? Why wait when you can end any misinformation that's been surrounding the songs for years in an instant? There's no reason for him to hold back info if he's not going to be using it anytime soon.
Kind of. It's a latin beat, dance song that talks about environmental issues. It's the only song along with I'm Dreamin' that Will confirmed to have been recorded by MJ. I think he also said the song was like a "contemporary Off The Wall" but I can't remember where I read that.
