On Saturday 12 August 2006 11:26 pm, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> I believe its' a personal choice that a digital musician makes to
> incorporate legally or illegally any influence they feel intrinsic to
> the nature of their artwork.
Of course it's a personal choice. Just as it's my a personal choice to sue
your ass for stealing _my_ music.
> If we as artists are going to be held back by the rules that the
> industry has created to monetize art then we might as well go and jump
> off a tall building now.
Yeah - just like the industry created rules to prevent people from
tresspassing on private property - those fascists! Hey, I like where you've
built your house, and I'm going to build a garage on your front lawn -
industry be damned!
> If I was the owner of a piece of work that was ripped off and also made
> a lot of money I would be calling my lawyers to get my fair share. In
> that case I would be fairly happy that someone else had made more money
> for me without much further effort on my behalf and I'm sure my lawyer
> would be happy too.
And now we hear the truth. I can steal from you, but don't you steal from me?
I'll chase you down. Come on...
Greg
Received on Sun Aug 13 20:15:01 2006
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