On Tuesday, 28 January 2014 at 18:28:02 UTC, Chris wrote:
How so? Imagine you write a song and someone else has a hit
with it. Why shouldn't you get a piece of the cake?
Why should I? Once it is published, it is out wild. If I was
going to earn on it, I'd gather as much as possible _before_ it
is published (== kickstarter). Of course, if someone else
pretends he is actually author of a song, this is completely
different story.
Also, imagine someone uses something you have the copyright on
for things you don't agree with (Nazis, the KKK whoever), isn't
good that you can stop them from using your work to promote
their cause?
No. Never. Full stop. Restricting something simply because you
don't like it / can't agree with it is reliable way to get
restricted yourself. It is essentially same thing as freedom of
speech. There are better ways to oppose Nazis.
Why should a composer, band or author not have the copyright
on his/her own work and not see any money for it?
Why can't they do it without relying on copyright? ;)
How would that work?
Have already seen several successful Kickstarter projects that
had wording akin to "We need X $ to record this album". I
sincerely think that such model is most honest approach to
producing elements of culture. And if sound labels finally get
the idea of subscription-based music distribution, it makes
perfect sense to simply hire some proven artists "full-time" same
way one may do with sport stars. There are variety of options
once you abandon idea of copyright and try to adjust consuming
model istead of trying to adjust laws. Music won't be the way to
become rich and famous then but I think it is a good thing.
