The performance model only works for some artists. It does not work
for:
-Artists who write music that can't be performed live.
-Artists with health problems which preclude touring.
-Artists with family obligations that preclude being away all the
time.
-Artists who would rather be recording than living out of a
suitcase.
-Etc.
The fact is writing and recording music is itself worthy of support.
Who are we to tell legitimate, creative artists to go get another
job, to become nomads?
You may as well offer this model:
a) Artist gives away the results of hard work.
b) Artist works at McDonalds so everyone else can exploit his art
for free.
Sure storage as ones and zeros make it easy to steal someone else's
work. But just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
Thoughts?
Best Regards,
-Jamie Krutz
Ken Anthony wrote:
> How about this as a model for not cutting the artist out completely...
>
> a) Artist distributes music for free...
>
> b) Music becomes very popular...
>
> c) Artist performs live concerts in packed stadiums and rakes in the money.
>
> d) Former gatekeepers find something upbuilding to do with there lives.
>
> e) Lawyers figure out that suing ones and zeros becomes a dead end career
> path.
>
> f) Encryption is used to protect personal privacy rather than desperate
> monopolies.
>
> g) People actually become creative.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 4:20 PM
> Subject: [REBOL] Re: REBster
>
> >
> > Napster, eh?
> >
> > The reason most often given for stealing creative works of artists
> > is that the record companies are corrupt and charge unreasonable
> > amounts for CDs while giving very little of the money to the actual
> > artists.
> >
> > Unfortunately, stealing music cuts out the artists completely.
>
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