Yet another longer article, I know. This one is about the concept of internet piracy and its effect on local bands. SOPA and PIPA may be written too loosely and open up a can of worms on the first amendment should they be passed. I will agree with that for the sake of argument.
However, the problem of internet piracy IS a problem. There is a pervasive mentality that music, all music, should be free. Well, that sentiment is selfish and destructive. Selfish in the sense that you are telling the artists should just be happy they they are liked and being listened to. Destructive in that the artists have to eat. Do you honestly expect they will keep putting out that music you love for long if there's not at least the possibility of being able to get COMPENSATED for what they do?
The Seattle area is home to some fantastic artists. To name a few: MG The Visionary, The Uptown 4, and Q-dot. these are all incredible musicians. I am friends with these guys. I am also A FAN of their music. And because I am a fan of their music, I bought MG's cd's and played them in my van until they almost melted. I bought Q-Dot's cd... in bulk. True story. I went to the Uptown 4's winter concert and paid cash, full price, even though I hang with these guys on a regular basis. When their album comes out, I am buying that too.
I am not doing this to toot my own horn. I am doing this to say that if you like a musician's music, YOU PAY THEM FOR IT. I could have gotten MG's music for free. Q-Dot's too. It is out there. And when the Uptown 4 puts out their album (which will be EPIC), it is only a matter of time before that is available for free as well.
And damn it, everybody should be paying for the privilege of having a copy of this music. There needs to be enforcement of this right to intellectual property which is granted them by th CONSTITUTION.
These guys are all too nice to say it. They are happy that their music is being listened to, and that they are motivating people. Well, frankly, I am not. If you have their music for free, or the music of another local artist, you are a thief. And a punk *****.
Pay up. They deserve it.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2012-01-25/music/standing-with-the-man/
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However, the problem of internet piracy IS a problem. There is a pervasive mentality that music, all music, should be free. Well, that sentiment is selfish and destructive. Selfish in the sense that you are telling the artists should just be happy they they are liked and being listened to. Destructive in that the artists have to eat. Do you honestly expect they will keep putting out that music you love for long if there's not at least the possibility of being able to get COMPENSATED for what they do?
The Seattle area is home to some fantastic artists. To name a few: MG The Visionary, The Uptown 4, and Q-dot. these are all incredible musicians. I am friends with these guys. I am also A FAN of their music. And because I am a fan of their music, I bought MG's cd's and played them in my van until they almost melted. I bought Q-Dot's cd... in bulk. True story. I went to the Uptown 4's winter concert and paid cash, full price, even though I hang with these guys on a regular basis. When their album comes out, I am buying that too.
I am not doing this to toot my own horn. I am doing this to say that if you like a musician's music, YOU PAY THEM FOR IT. I could have gotten MG's music for free. Q-Dot's too. It is out there. And when the Uptown 4 puts out their album (which will be EPIC), it is only a matter of time before that is available for free as well.
And damn it, everybody should be paying for the privilege of having a copy of this music. There needs to be enforcement of this right to intellectual property which is granted them by th CONSTITUTION.
These guys are all too nice to say it. They are happy that their music is being listened to, and that they are motivating people. Well, frankly, I am not. If you have their music for free, or the music of another local artist, you are a thief. And a punk *****.
Pay up. They deserve it.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2012-01-25/music/standing-with-the-man/
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