Re: [SLUG] Music Download Services

From: Jonathon Conte (thesicktwist@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon May 21 2007 - 17:45:16 EDT


>From: Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
>Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>To: slug@nks.net
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] Music Download Services
>Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 15:44:36 -0400
>
>I agree with you. And it would be alright if allofmp3.com or Russia *paid*
>artists for their work. I couldn't care less if BMI, ASCAP or the RIAA gets
>a dime, but the artists should be paid for their work. And that's
>apparently not happening here.
>
>...

But then again, artists aren't really working any harder when bits are being
duplicated by someone else, are they? Perhaps artists should demand more
money for their time spent _working_ in the studio and _working_ at live
performances instead of hoping to keep accruing money for work done once
upon a time.

Jonathon

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