tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post9017392648008985268..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Welcome to the online world ... BenMarie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-15526010239449481732009-12-22T14:56:55.224+00:002009-12-22T14:56:55.224+00:00Ben, they are not selling your music. They are sel...Ben, they are not selling your music. They are selling copies. None of your rights are violated by this.<br /><br />Someone somewhere will be the current holder of the privilege known as copyright that covers the copied work. As you know, that privilege represents Queen Anne's suspension of the public's right to copy printed works in 1709.<br /><br />Only record labels are suffering from that privilege's ineffectiveness in protecting a monopoly in the manufacture and sale of copies.<br /><br />Musicians need only make and sell music. Fortunately, music doesn't cease being in high demand simply because everyone can make their own copies for nothing. So, while we say goodbye to businesses based on selling copies, we can continue to look forward to musicians making and selling their music to their enthusiastic fans.<br /><br />If you choose to go back into the business of making music I suggest you sell it to your fans directly. Do not look to a record label for custom. And for god's sake don't be so silly as to try and become your own record label and embark upon the folly of trying to sell copies. You might not have noticed, but the market for copies has ended.<br /><br />Sell your music.Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.com