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I believe OP wants musicians to be compensated for the music they create because they believe that this will improve the quality of the music that is created.
by bhelkey 5y ago
I believe OP wants musicians to be compensated for the music they create because they believe that this will improve the quality of the music that is created.
I am sure that if there are no incentives to creating new music some people will still do it. Just like I am sure that if there are no incentives to creating new books some people will still write. Or movies will still be created even without funding.
That being said, I enjoy having access to blockbuster movies, AAA video games, books by professional authors, and songs by professional song writers.
I prefer to live in a world in which those things can exist. For those things to exist, they need business models that can support them. I would choose a world with high quality professional content over a world in which everything is free.
- tenebrisalietum 5y agoI didn't say musicians (and I did mean creatives in general) shouldn't get paid. However, I'm not sure an entitlement should exist whereby the act of me acquiring or listening to a recording of a performance--for/on my own devices, in my own home, etc.--results in an obligation for me to pay the artists. If your business model ultimately depends on controlling what people do in their homes or personal space, or personal devices, then it's bad. Would you buy a book if you had to pay each time you read it?