I feel that these are examples of money-hungry, sue-happy people taking things entirely to the next level. There has been a floor placed on people's creative edges because they have limited freedom to express themselves. Everyone has motivation of some sort and with music it comes from other people's works often times. You hear something and then you get this great idea that corresponds with someone else's work. BAM! Law suit in the face! I am a firm believer that people need to earn praise for their creations but at the same time there should be certain regulations on how far is too far. Musicians have different takes on these laws. When I was a Napster user, my friends that made music would get mad at me for not purchasing the albums because the artists need to make a living. So I deleted my account and started buying all of my musis, or sharing the cd's with friends, is that not technically the same thing as stealing someone's music since we were sharing?
One thing that I do not understand is how someone else, not affiliated with the creator or certain works of art, can earn credit and gain moneys for it being copyrighted after the artist has passed. This is a ridiculous regulation and something should be changed. This piece was very well written and very informative with all of his examples..
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