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What about if the artist changes the music, like Yeezy did on TLOP. Would you pay again for a new version of the music? What about in the future, when we add n
by dgzl 8y ago
What about if the artist changes the music, like Yeezy did on TLOP. Would you pay again for a new version of the music?
What about in the future, when we add new dimensions to our music, that requires additional remastering? Our current music formats are really great, but I wouldn't be surprised to see another transformation before too long. Maybe downloadable VR concerts, or some integrated rumble data to assist with bass boost. Or possibly holographic versions of the artist performing.
You'll be buying the same music for as long as the industry can keep turning the knob, just enough to bring new interest.
- kbutler 8y agoA concert recording is a separate work. A music video is a separate work. An online stream of an existing audio recording is not a separate work.
- dgzl 8y agoBut three different masters of the same song is three different pieces of work, right? A remix is different work, right?
- kbutler 8y agoA remix is a different work. A different encoding of the same piece is not a different work. If by "different master" you mean a separate recording of a different performance of the song, then yes, it is a different "work" - a separate copyrightable sound recording, but it is the same work of the song writer. Re-mastering may or may not create a separately copyrightable work, depending on the creative expression that goes into the re-mastering. Encoding to cassette, CD, mp3, audio stream in various formats is a mechanical process, not a separate "creative expression" that receives or deserves separate copyright protection.