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what does the open source thing has to do with artists being able to earn a living or not?
by mabedan 8y ago
what does the open source thing has to do with artists being able to earn a living or not?
- Sir_Cmpwn 8y agoIt's about establishing a mutually respectful relationship between the artist and consumer.
- jmull 8y agoI think you unconditionally dictating all the terms is not respectful of the artist.
- ddevault 8y agoThese are simple terms that serve to preserve the music. It serves the interests of a third party, not the musician or consumer, if these terms are not met.
- jmull 8y agoI think you should talk to the artists before pirating their music and see what they think. Just deciding for yourself when it's OK has nothing to do with respect.
- Sir_Cmpwn 8y agoI think you and I just see it differently.
- gehsty 8y agoI think it serves the artist if you buy the music, however you buy it, and it doesn’t serve the artist if you pirate it. Apply your logic to any other purchase and it falls on it feet. Do you only buy food direct from farmers? Clothes from factories? Do you only use supermarkets that use open source payment kiosks?
- rossy 8y agoFor what it's worth, even Richard Stallman condones the use of proprietary software on a device you don't control, like an ATM or a supermarket payment kiosk. This is not the same thing as being forced to run proprietary software on your personal computer.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoOpen source software and protocols, as opposed to proprietary players and formats. The latter is pretty much soft DRM.