tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727286370647795609.post5352861979060773137..comments2023-07-11T06:56:29.901-04:00Comments on No Expiration - a blog about timeless music: THE FOLLY OF FIGHTING PROGRESSB. Iveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032062481043326470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727286370647795609.post-11199718669612242952009-10-18T17:47:06.258-04:002009-10-18T17:47:06.258-04:00It's obviously a huge issue for sure. I just w...It's obviously a huge issue for sure. I just wish the record labels had tried to figure out how to monitize online music from the start, rather than trying to fight technology, which, as this article points out, historically doesn't work out well. They ignored it, tried to fight it, and then sued music fans, and basically got people so annoyed that they decided they weren't paying for music anymore. Personally, I still buy CDs all the time, and I agree that artists should be paid.B. Iveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032062481043326470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727286370647795609.post-76104263177262158422009-10-18T12:57:59.974-04:002009-10-18T12:57:59.974-04:00I think unlike the video-cassette and cassette and...I think unlike the video-cassette and cassette and photocopier issues, this technological change has given rise to a culture that believes films/music/etc. should be free, because the Internet is free. I have no arguments with that philosophy, except it means musicians do not get paid. What was a profession--one that boomed with the advent of recorded music--has turned into a hobby. With the removal of copyrights, how can a musician be rewarded for their work? Or do we need to accept that music no longer has a monetary value?C. Bottomleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813037716968229572noreply@blogger.com