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[new] Intellectual Property Rights and Good Intentions (Avg. Score: none / Raters: 0) (#5)
by PaulChenoweth (oldmaster@college.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2003 at 04:52:22 PM EURODISCORDIA TIME
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There is a relatively constant buzz around Nashville and Belmont University's Mike Curb School of Entertainment and Music Business regarding intellectual property rights as they pertain to the recording industry. Certainly, the Internet has opened up a new world of issues and hopefully genuine opportunities in the distribution of music and intellectual properties. There are serious questions being raised about the long accepted creative and production process that gets a song from a songwriter to an end user... to say the least, there are A&R, creative services, labels, management companies, mastering companies, distribution companies, and even the performance rights organizations who are potentially facing radical changes in business models. A technically savy artist (or one with technically savy associates) can write, record, promote, and sell/distribute songs electronically and by-pass much of the traditional process and yet still retain the copyright protection guaranteed in the US constitution (yes, there are infrastructure issues that could be prohibitively expensive). For the industry, that is a frightening realization... just imagine that artists could actually feel a sense of 'control' over their crafted works instead of being controlled by multiple layers of management and a plethora of accountants and lawyers.

Certainly, file sharing or pirating of an artist's work is possible even if distribution is regulated by the artist. If the issue is truly about the 'money'... under a more ideal model, an end user might pay 25 cents (or less) via an electronic service for a song to burn on their PC with the confidence that they are supporting the artist (not an idustry), that their payment is fair and equitable, and that the transaction is legal according to unbundled copyright laws. If I could get what I wanted at that price level and NOT fear some legal attack by law enforcement from copyright infringement...I would probably buy MUCH more music than I have ever purchased at a traditional retail outlet. Considering the market for music worldwide, artists could potentially receive more income than ever possible... and the consumer regains control over what is popular and what is not. In the meantime, it is easy to download copyrighted material...that does NOT make it ethically or legally right. Do not expect the music industry to roll over and play dead, we as consumers (and voters) helped create this monster... it will be interesting to see whether or not the industry has the wherewithal to re-invent itself... or if consumer/voters can actually organize a substantial lobby for change. IMHO, P:)
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