do you think that in music, is copyright fair or unfair?

Question

i understand the artists rights but let me give you a curiosity scenerio?. if i went out to the shops and i bought a packet of ciggaretes, that packet is now mine. i bought it, i paid for it from my own money and now i own it and can do what i want with it. if i went to a music store, bought a cd with my own money, that cd is now mine. i bought, i own it and i can do what i want with as i paid for it from my own money. has that artist given up their rights because they sold it to me? it is now mine and i own it. if they don't want their music taken then they don't sell it and give up their rights yes? also if that artist has songs on they album they did not write but copied (say 50s music for e.g), then it's the original owners and not theirs anyway to complain about copyright? they have already copied first. also say if i decided to put the songs from my cd that i bought and own on to a mobile site for people to download to their mobiles for FREE, is that copyright as i own that cd

they have already had the money when they sold it to me and it's now mine yes? are they being greedy too trying to get more money?

jambi. i do work, i do buy music. it's A QUESTION !! what the hell has my employment got to do with it div lol

if you bought the item from a car boot sale, charity shop etc, they not gonna get anymore fees anyway

Answer 1

the artists should be happy that they are liked... and not worry so much about the money.

Answer 2

The copyright law protects the composer of the music as well as the artists - they're supposed to get some of the profit from the sale of each cd, as well as some of the royalties collected from anyone who plays any part of that cd IN PUBLIC (shops; elevators; waiting rooms etc), so neither the artist nor the composer have given up their rights. You can play for personal use only - otherwise you are supposed to pay a licencing fee.

I think most of the area of intellectual property rights is a huge scam. Ok, if someone is working on developing a product for a company, I think it's only fair the company takes the credit, but the whole area of music copyright and licencing to play music in public is a joke...

It's like saying you have to pay the perfume designer every time you want to wear a perfume in public, or pay the clothing designer everytime you wear an item of clothing in public!

I think all those factors should be taken into account when pricing the cd in the first place. As it stands, there's no difference in the licencing fees paid by a shop using music for background ambience and the music shop using music to advertise it's wares - it's calculated on the square footage of the shop floor. That's seems screwy to me.

On the other hand, there's a difference between playing music in public to help the ambience or for the general enjoyment of others, and making albums available to download for free - in that case, the artist (and composer) goes to considerable time and expense to produce the cd without every getting the chance to recoup the profits in any way - not a sensible business plan. I can understand why that's undesirable.

Answer 3

You like it, you want it. Every thing else you have, the next step is you buy it. You have a computer and an iPod, and you can't afford to buy a song for a dollar? If you complain about the amount of money an artist is making, stop patronizing the highest echelons of music, and only listen to locals. But no, music copyright laws are not fair. The artist who writes and records the music doesn't own it, the record company does. If the artist doesn't like it, he doesn't get a contract.

Answer 4

Music, Songs, Books, and Movies fall into a category of items easily duplicated. The per copy profit is low, and therefore depends on many, many copies to show a decent profit for the time and investment. When you buy any of the named items, you are actually buying the right to listen, watch or read the item. You may pass it onto others, but you have no right to make copies of it for others. Think of all the items that have been duplicated by the Asian countries and therefore have put many Americans out of work. Pay the price and obey the laws.

Answer 5

nope. if it would work that way, then why would anyone make music. If you bought a disc, then gave a copy to everyone, no one else would have to buy it. Then the artist would receive no compensation for his work, would have to find another job, and not make music anymore. Why should he bother?. As to cover songs, on our second album, we did two covers, and a percentage of each disc sold has to be payed to the person who owns the copyright.
If you are going to complain about something, make sure you know what you are talking about. Quit being a whiny little person, get a job, buy the music you want to hear.
What the hell is wrong with you anyway, didn't your mommy teach you any values?



long live jambi

Answer 6

Artists rights are pretty much crap anyway. Look into it, they for the most part don't make money off of selling albums anyways. They tend to make their living off of concerts.

Answer 7

i would like to say no, but now days a singer wants to make million from one good track on a CD full of rubbish.

Answer 8

there are very few music artists out there nowadays , what there IS, IS powerful greedy companies that just want your money they are the ones run copyright laws

Answer 9

well dont buy the rubbish because thats what 99% of it is

Answer 10

does it matter when the police are too busy nabbing motorists to actually prosecute people who infringe copyright anyhoo?