Comments on: Cantajuegos and Stealing Kids Songs http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: luke http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135283 luke Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:16:12 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135283 My son's nursery, in London, had a sign up saying it was going to show two movies, which happened to have been on in the cinema at the same time! Some parents complained about this illegality and the film show was cancelled. Three of the fathers from the nursery , that I know of, work in the film business. You can't help bumping into people in London who have a financial link to one of the creative industries that are affected by illegal downloading. Many of the blockbuster Hollywood films are partly filmed in the studios here and a ton of postproduction work for films like Avatar,is done in the West End. As a result, if you do it, it's normally not something you're going to shout about. On top of that, it's cheaper to buy films and music in the UK than Spain. My son’s nursery, in London, had a sign up saying it was going to show two movies, which happened to have been on in the cinema at the same time! Some parents complained about this illegality and the film show was cancelled. Three of the fathers from the nursery , that I know of, work in the film business. You can’t help bumping into people in London who have a financial link to one of the creative industries that are affected by illegal downloading. Many of the blockbuster Hollywood films are partly filmed in the studios here and a ton of postproduction work for films like Avatar,is done in the West End. As a result, if you do it, it’s normally not something you’re going to shout about. On top of that, it’s cheaper to buy films and music in the UK than Spain.

]]> By: jon http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135191 jon Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135191 Here in Holland we have similar taxes. I am a self-employed house-painter. I have a one-man business with no employees. I receive regular semi-threatening letters from some group called SENA that supposedly protects the rights of studio musicians who appear on recordings (NOT the singers, or songwriters, or publishing companies). They tell me that if I listen to the radio at work I am IN VIOLATION, and to avoid punishment and penalty I must pay a license fee. Well I only ever listen to BBC Radio 4 or the World Service (no music), so I figure I don't owe them nothin'... and that's exactly what they get. Here in Holland we have similar taxes. I am a self-employed house-painter. I have a one-man business with no employees. I receive regular semi-threatening letters from some group called SENA that supposedly protects the rights of studio musicians who appear on recordings (NOT the singers, or songwriters, or publishing companies). They tell me that if I listen to the radio at work I am IN VIOLATION, and to avoid punishment and penalty I must pay a license fee. Well I only ever listen to BBC Radio 4 or the World Service (no music), so I figure I don’t owe them nothin’… and that’s exactly what they get.

]]> By: Ben Curtis http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135063 Ben Curtis Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:36:38 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135063 American Girl and Emily - Glad you like the blog! Marta - I don't think they have a TV show, but there is a lot on Youtube! American Girl and Emily – Glad you like the blog!

Marta – I don’t think they have a TV show, but there is a lot on Youtube!

]]> By: Marta http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135060 Marta Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:11 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135060 Oops, I meant 'We sing'. Sorry! Oops, I meant ‘We sing’. Sorry!

]]> By: Marta http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135059 Marta Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:58:20 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135059 Hi! I live in Barcelona and I have never heard of Cantajuegos. Do they have a TV show? As I'm trying to teach English to my little son, we're singing One Fine Face (Sesame Street) every other day :) Congrats on your blog! Hi! I live in Barcelona and I have never heard of Cantajuegos. Do they have a TV show?

As I’m trying to teach English to my little son, we’re singing One Fine Face (Sesame Street) every other day :)

Congrats on your blog!

]]> By: American Girl http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135054 American Girl Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:05:40 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135054 I've read up on the hair salon thing. . . that blows my mind! Ben . . . I like your blog! I like reading about the non-Spaniard's perspective on Spain and being married into a Spanish family. Makes me feel not so alone in this world. :) I’ve read up on the hair salon thing. . . that blows my mind!

Ben . . . I like your blog! I like reading about the non-Spaniard’s perspective on Spain and being married into a Spanish family. Makes me feel not so alone in this world. :)

]]> By: Emily http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135034 Emily Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:02:37 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135034 I love the Cantajuegos! The video had me laughing! Great post. I look forward to more! I love the Cantajuegos! The video had me laughing! Great post. I look forward to more!

]]> By: EntrepreneurSolo http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-135002 EntrepreneurSolo Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:21:50 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-135002 The SGAE ought to be neutered. They are trying to single handedly destroy the Fallas fiestas in Valencia and just about any sort of live or recorded performance. The hairdressers thing is the tip of a bloody large iceberg. As for the Cantajuegos.... aaarrgghh!!! The SGAE ought to be neutered. They are trying to single handedly destroy the Fallas fiestas in Valencia and just about any sort of live or recorded performance. The hairdressers thing is the tip of a bloody large iceberg.
As for the Cantajuegos…. aaarrgghh!!!

]]> By: Ben Curtis http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-134976 Ben Curtis Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:33:38 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-134976 Nicole - Thanks! I hope to keep writing, sometimes irregularly no doubt, but I'm aiming for quality, not quantity these days! Nicole – Thanks! I hope to keep writing, sometimes irregularly no doubt, but I’m aiming for quality, not quantity these days!

]]> By: Nicole http://www.notesfromspain.com/2010/02/01/cantajuegos-and-stealing-kids-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-134950 Nicole Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1550#comment-134950 <b>Hollis</b> - I've never heard of that. The only thing we look into when buying blank DVDs (who buys data CDs anymore??) is whether they are +R, -R or both, and then we get the cheapest brand. :P <b>Ben</b> - I really like reading your blog. You have such an art with words and I <i>love</i> Spain! Your perspective is always hilarious! Must be that dark/dry British humour. :-) Hollis – I’ve never heard of that. The only thing we look into when buying blank DVDs (who buys data CDs anymore??) is whether they are +R, -R or both, and then we get the cheapest brand. :P

Ben – I really like reading your blog. You have such an art with words and I love Spain! Your perspective is always hilarious! Must be that dark/dry British humour. :-)

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