I am from an older generation, but kids these days have the attitude that the money goes to multinational companies, with only a trickle to the composers and performers, their "heroes". My generation bought into the arrangement and that's who passed the laws (same with plant/gene/life ownership). Younger people automatically rebel against the ludicrous situation which we buy into because we think we might actually make a little lucre! Graeme
On 10/07/2010, at 7:59 PM, dhbailey wrote: > John Howell wrote: >>> From: dhbailey <dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com> >>> >>> Let's be fair about things here. Yes, there's a problem with people who >>> believe that just because the internet makes it easy, they're entitled to >>> whatever they want without paying. But you also have to take into account >>> the almost psychopathic pursuit of every conceivable penny in the name of >>> copyright by various record labels, trade associations, and collections >>> societies. >> So are you arguing that two wrongs makes a right, David? Sorry, but that >> does not compute. That's what courts are for, or simple public ridicule, as >> happened when ASCAP tried to dun the Boy and Girl Scouts for music sung >> around their campfires. You did mention the case, and if I recall ASCAP had >> to back off with egg on their face. >> John > > You misread the quotation attributes, John. I didn't say that at all -- my > post was quoted by Blake Richardson, who then went on the tirade against > stupid things done in the name of copyright protection. > > I am most definitely arguing that 2 wrongs make a right, although I believe > that Blake wasn't saying that either, simply pointing out why a whole > generation seems to think that it's okay to share music without paying > anybody. > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale –––––––––––––– Graeme Gerrard www.resonant.com.au 02 6494 5387 / 0414 396 754 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale