I am really confused as to what I own whenever I purchase a music CD. I mean I know I own the physical CD and case but what about the licensing and such? Am I granted a license?
2007-02-21 09:45:42 · 5 answers · asked by closer1971 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I think about this a lot. I think Lars Ulrich from Metallica often compared music to a piece of fine art like painting. He was on a crusade against Napster a few years ago and testified before Congress. I think he was off base. Like a previous answer said about a book, you own a copy of the original. The original is the performance. When you go to a concert, you see and hear the performance, a cd of the concert is merely a copy. With a painting, you are experiencing something tangible. Watching someone paint isn't what's valuable, it's the actual work. It's different with music, hearing it live is valuable. A copy of a painting is therefore less desirable than the original. I don't know where I'm going with this.
2007-02-21 09:57:49 · answer #1 · answered by Andrew O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You own the cd, but not the music. It's like when a person buys a book, he/she now owns a copy of a published book, but not the story in it.
2007-02-21 09:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u own the cd and the music on it but not the rights to the music
2007-02-21 09:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A silver disk with music on it , cant use em to burn with so you dont own no license
2007-02-21 09:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a peice of plastic with noise on it.
2007-02-21 09:48:54 · answer #5 · answered by nobudE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋