Because Mozart wouldn't have written a thing without copyright protections on his music...
Real musicians and artists don't create to "strike it rich". They create their art because they don't know how not to. Being able to live off of your music is nice, but it's not necessary. Philip Glass drove a taxi for years to support his composing habit. If Metallica would throw in the towel before driving taxi to support their band, well then, maybe we'd be better off without 'em.
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I read some headlines about that yesterday. My only thought was, well, that's completely irrelevant, since they're not in the porn business.
Because Mozart wouldn't have written a thing without copyright protections on his music...
Real musicians and artists don't create to "strike it rich". They create their art because they don't know how not to. Being able to live off of your music is nice, but it's not necessary. Philip Glass drove a taxi for years to support his composing habit. If Metallica would throw in the towel before driving taxi to support their band, well then, maybe we'd be better off without 'em.