06-17-2011, 07:59 PM
M A V I C wrote:
[quote=Joey Cupcakes]
[quote=M A V I C]
[quote=Joey Cupcakes]As a working musician and recording engineer, I take exception to the idea that "music should be free, man!" 3d seems to imply that children's music is somehow worth even less.
So you're saying "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" and "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes" are worth just as much as your band's music?
Why not? No, it's not like "every song is worth exactly $.99," but if you get value out of the music you listen to, would it be so awful to acknowledge the creators of it so they can continue to make new music?
I really don't think the creators of those songs are getting any money from Pandora. They've probably long been dead. There's probably hundreds, if not thousands or tens of thousands of musicians who've recorded those songs. I think that drives the "value" of a specific recording way down, and musicians shouldn't expect otherwise. It's basic supply and demand.
An argument can be made about a statute of limitations of copyright of art, especially for songs that have fallen into the realm of nursery rhymes- let's put them under the umbrella of folk music- but again, not my point. Somebody recorded it. Somebody performed it.
Didn't really mean to make that big deal out of it, but I get a bit bent out of shape when it's implied that music that one enjoys or finds useful or valuable in some way is demeaned in order to justify not compensating it's creator.