"Perhaps we could have been better off spending billions on studies to see what color packaging sells the most TV dinners. That's pure research I suppose. Is that what you are suggesting?"
In an age where high quality movies and albums are readily accessible for free, midi is the least of the entertainment industry's concerns.
If I were an artist, I wouldn't want people to steal my music. But if someone wanted to recreate my music (and it's not even with vocals, etc.) in midi and then use that in some creative way, I'd be all about that. Anything that spreads my music in a way that doesn't take away from my profits will be good for me in the long run -- both artistically and possibly monetarily.
It's not like these midi files are going to take away sales from the artists. "Oh, no, I'm not going to buy that cd. I've already got the midi."
But, if I heard a really good midi song, it might get me to buy the cd.
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Oh, so you mean you'll be taking out the errors from Britannica, huh? :)
"Perhaps we could have been better off spending billions on studies to see what color packaging sells the most TV dinners. That's pure research I suppose. Is that what you are suggesting?"
Yes, obviously, that is what he is suggesting.
Alright, so it's not *technically* legal.
In an age where high quality movies and albums are readily accessible for free, midi is the least of the entertainment industry's concerns.
If I were an artist, I wouldn't want people to steal my music. But if someone wanted to recreate my music (and it's not even with vocals, etc.) in midi and then use that in some creative way, I'd be all about that. Anything that spreads my music in a way that doesn't take away from my profits will be good for me in the long run -- both artistically and possibly monetarily.
It's not like these midi files are going to take away sales from the artists. "Oh, no, I'm not going to buy that cd. I've already got the midi." But, if I heard a really good midi song, it might get me to buy the cd.