Music is one of the most ancient artforms in existance. Only within the past century has the idea of recorded music become a reality. What we need is not for this music to have a pricetag on it, but to allow it to be freely shared by everyone to hear, its a bennefit to our culture and just like any other art(such as paintings) it needs to be free to show to anyone. The only reason visual arts of motion pictures or television shows can't be shared is because they rely directly on revenue from selling copies, while music(as proven in other countrys such as China) doesn't need to be sold, singers can get their income through performing and sponsors(unless you feel the need for millionaire musicians).
Good question. The only copyright I am against is for music(being able to distribute it freely mind you), and just because I'm against that doesn't mean I oppose the copyright law in general.
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Music is one of the most ancient artforms in existance. Only within the past century has the idea of recorded music become a reality. What we need is not for this music to have a pricetag on it, but to allow it to be freely shared by everyone to hear, its a bennefit to our culture and just like any other art(such as paintings) it needs to be free to show to anyone. The only reason visual arts of motion pictures or television shows can't be shared is because they rely directly on revenue from selling copies, while music(as proven in other countrys such as China) doesn't need to be sold, singers can get their income through performing and sponsors(unless you feel the need for millionaire musicians).
Good question. The only copyright I am against is for music(being able to distribute it freely mind you), and just because I'm against that doesn't mean I oppose the copyright law in general.