i’m not talking about Artists being able to copyright their music, but more so record companies like Warner music group, saying how they own the music, not the artist.
your thoughts/opinion?
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When I think of your question a few things come to mind. An artist needs to make a living so they sell their music to survive. Just like a common laborer couldn’t afford to spend their entire day working for free just for the sake of being really good at what they do and others enjoy what they do. So the idea of music being free should be scrapped right from the beginning. I don’t believe anyone would expect an artist that paints to spend their time, money and resources creating works of art only to just give it all away at a complete financial loss.
I also don’t think that anyone would expect an artist who paints pictures to tell the buyer what they can or cannot do with their work once it has been bought. If a buyer wants to hang a fancy painting in their bathroom the artist might not like it but that’s the buyers right to do what they please, even if they chose to paint over top of the work or even destroy it.
So when there was an issue about Michael Jackson owning rights to The Beatles music some people were angry, including Paul McCartney. They didn’t want the music to be cheapened and used to sell products in commercials.
And I think about when Jimi Hendrix’s family were fighting to obtain the rights to his music when Alan Douglas had full ownership. He was overdubbing Jimi’s music and changing the music to suit his own personal preference. Originally a lot of Hendrix’s music was available on vinyle but became very scarce with only greatest hits albums available.
That gnawed at me to no end but that’s the way it is when someone owns the music.
With companies getting the copywrite it might gnaw at me on how the price could get jacked up or maybe even songs you would like to hear don’t get out there in the public but I think in the end, it was the musicians decision to sign the contract giving up their say so in the matter and the buying public just has to accept that.
I don’t like it but an artist has to eat and this is the way the system works.
It’s also why people tend to rationalize and justify down-loading/stealing music off the internet.
