[Metalab] c-base ALARMSTUFE ROT

[Iang]

Peter Kuhm wrote:

> the c-base is entirely financed by monthly membership fees.

Thanks,

what is the c-base?  Is it the e.V that runs metalab?


> thus the c-base doesn't have enough members to cover the monthly costs
> (rent, power supply, etc...), the c-base has to let (lease) the mainhall
> to people who organise events.
> the rent is ca. 4.3k, with electricity and internet it's up to 5.5-6k.
> due to a very high back payment for electricity (2.5k) in the end of
> 2005 and for the basement rooms (2k) in 2006, the debts piled up and the
> c-base had trouble to keep up with the monthly payments.
> also the german collecting society GEMA repeatedly tries to squeeze
> money out the c-base. so far for the how did it happen...


to me, collecting society is a royalties association ... 
what has this to do with metalab?  why is metalab 
responsible for royalties?  is it playing too many MP3s???


iang