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Songs aren't physical things; they are ideas. And you cannot own ideas. Allowing people to own it in the first place was a compromise by the commons so people c
by fnord123 9y ago
Songs aren't physical things; they are ideas. And you cannot own ideas. Allowing people to own it in the first place was a compromise by the commons so people could make some money from creating things by owning it for a short time. The copyright extensions have stolen these ideas from the commons.
- flycaliguy 9y agoA song in this context is not an "idea". They are a recording made by skilled technicians of a performance by skilled musicians. Creating a recording of a song that people want to listen to requires a lot of professionals who deserve compensation.
- mcguire 9y agoMany people deserve many things. The world, unfortunately, does not give everyone what they deserve.
- flycaliguy 9y agoThankfully society gave the world a legal system. Now when a business distributes music belonging to another business, compensation through the courts can be pursued in cases of piracy.
- mcguire 9y agoWhen should we expect the legal system to redress all of the other deserving, injured parties?
- flycaliguy 9y agoPlease be more specific of their need and I'll do my best to twist an answer around. In the mean time, I'll continue to feed my family using the modest wage I make mastering records that so many people think are just magic ideas that float in the air with no value.
- flycaliguy 9y agoPlease be more specific of their need and I'll do my best to twist an answer around. In the mean time, I'll continue to feed my family using the modest wage I make mastering records that so many people think are just magic ideas that float in the air with no value.
- bogomipz 9y ago>"Songs aren't physical things; they are ideas. And you cannot own ideas." No a song is not an "idea", it is piece of work that someone produced. And a recording of that is very much a physical thing. Why shouldn't the creator of that be allowed to own it?