Independent Artists Speak Out Against Online Infringement
January 12, 2010
Independent Artists Speak Out Against Online Infringement
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 by Patrick Ross
“I’ve seen a fair amount of dismissal in the digital-utopian crowd of the nearly 12,000 individual artists and creators who signed our letter to President Obama and Vice President Biden asking that their rights over their works be respected online. If you’re acquiring or giving away someone else’s creativity and labor without their authorization or compensation, it’s easier to rationalize it if you feel you’re just sticking it to “The Man.”
So would you call independent musicians Borislav Mitic, Onofrio Falanga, Edward Box, George Bellas, Dushan Petrossi, Sebo Xotta, Emir Hot, and Simone Fiorletta “The Man”? These musicians have laid bare their souls on the Lion Music web site (an indie label) in a post called “The Murder of Music.”
You must read their stories. They love music and want to share their love with others. But while duplicating a recorded song online takes seconds, it takes much longer to master an instrument, develop composing skills, and record musical works at a high level of quality…”
See Full Story HERE: http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/2010/01/independent-artists-speak-out-against-online-infringement/
