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Originally posted by Mazer
If copyright law lets corporations take credit for works they didn't create then it doesn't serve its purose. When it is used to prosecute consumers (the very people the law was meant to serve) then the spirit of the law is violated. As such copyright law must be changed to give the rights to the creators and artists, and it must promote the distribution of art and information. That is the balancing game that must be played and is being played right now. [/b]
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The credit still goes to the artist, I haven't seen a CD with Sony, etc as the artist or composer.
Face it, getting play is what makes sales. People don't buy what they don't know. OK so you do, but how about the other 99.9999999999% of the population? Getting that play costs money. Labels have the bucks and are willing to take the chances that they get one in ten to pay for the other nine they release and generate a profit.
The internet is still to small to take over from MTV,VH1, Broadcast TV and radio for getting exposure; 50% in the US, 25% in Europe, 15% in third world countries.
Also, until they come up with something that won't be hacked the following day or doesn't sound like it was recorded on a tin can and a string to preview the music, Everyone involved except the gargage and club bands is gun shy over losing big sales to piracy.