"The
OPM Development Act or House Bill 4218 wants to charge foreign acts 'equity
fees' for holding concerts in the country as 'renumeration' for 'displacing'
local performers.
So if
Sting or Madonna or U2 perform in Manila, they would be depriving Ogie Alcasid
of concert sales? Now I would pay good money to watch Sting's artistry. On
the other hand, you would have to pay me good money to watch Alcasid's
tripe.
If local
performers want to be supported by local audiences, they had better get their
acts together instead of blaming the success of other musicians for their
failures.
House
Bill 4218 is supported by a spoiled, privileged, self-entitled minority who
believe
that
fostering the growth of musical artistry in our country can only be achieved
through an authority they want to claim for themselves and impose on
others.
When will
these greedy industry hypocrites learn that developing 'OPM' is not about
making money?
This is
the reason why the OPM 'Development' Act is just that: AN ACT."
--JOHN HENDRIX
DJ /
Event and TV host
Feb. 4,
2015
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