people that should get in the same room and have a discussion
Jakob
Justin
Andy
Anthony - just because I can tell he’s interested and would want to listen in (and provide great feedback)
BK
Maura can come, too
and Me… and possibly a lawyer.Oh, and artistspaid can reblog the transcript.
To make things interesting, throw in some more “music should be free” believers, but I’m not linking to you people.
I think there are strong arguments on both sides. Artists need to benefit from what their supposed promoters are creating.
Yes, the RIAA can’t see the forest through the trees, and the benefits of what some third-party music sites like muxtape are doing, but there needs to be some compromise.
A compromise that doesn’t cripple folks with good intentions from creating ways for people to discover new music and help support artists ability to make a living in an industry that makes it almost impossible, without infringing on artists rights.
Theory: the original intent of intellectual property rights and orgs like RIAA were kind of sound.
Artists shouldn’t get fucked over by a label not paying or honoring a contract, and neither artist nor label should be ripped off. A new “fair use” is needed here (leaving aside the bigger issue of how folks like Disney have grossly mutated copyright terms).
Maybe some new and better unions could help here.
