sourcemind: the etymology of groot

Thank God she put it back up.

I know, in theory at least, this is SUPPOSED to help recording artists (although how much of this type of income actually trickles down to artists is probably miniscule), but really, do they have to ALWAYS be such Asshats about this sort of thing?

Yeah. Look at the people they've been working with for years and years. I don't blame them for being chapped anuses.

Of course, that does not excuse this bullshit.

WRONG!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test. It is based on free speech rights provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

"i'm just doing my job, sir."

I keep thinking...as a painter, I'd have no problem if someone bought a painting, made a bunch of digital copies, and gave them away. I figure that would expose more people to it, which is a good thing. I know it's not the best comparison, because a painting costs more than a CD, etc.

So confusing.

@12 - As a painter, you pay for the paint, the canvas, the brushes, etc. You aren't the only one making money on the production (or dependant upon it), and if you sell through a gallery, the gallery takes up to 50% as well, just like the record companies/publishers get their cut. Everyone hates the music business, but there's real work to be done, and risky investments made in music. That is why the companies get big cuts, they risk the funding and time to get one hit out of every hundred or so songs.