Man, copyright laws... they're part of what scares me about being part of the music/entertainment industry.
I guess you have to look at it a couple ways - yeah, the Beatles and the people who own the Beatles stuff probably don't need any more money, and when using that example for a new copyright law, it seems like a really stupid new legislation. But what if you looked at other copyright holders who never made that much money off their recordings or compositions? Maybe... I don't actually know, but maybe they got a cheque for $2000 in royalties each year or something? (Seriously... I don't know if that number is realistic at all, but I'll stick to it for the sake of argument). That dude would probably really appreciate having the copyright time extended. And... it would be silly to pass a copyright legislation saying "If your stuff makes lots and lots of money then your copyright is over, but if you don't, then your copyright lasts for 45 more years". The people who do good work get rewarded for it; like it or not, this is a capitalist economy.
Anyways... just my thoughts. And I'll also say that I do read everything that comes up on my friends page - I just may not always have anything to say about it. So... write because you want to write :)
I guess you have to look at it a couple ways - yeah, the Beatles and the people who own the Beatles stuff probably don't need any more money, and when using that example for a new copyright law, it seems like a really stupid new legislation. But what if you looked at other copyright holders who never made that much money off their recordings or compositions? Maybe... I don't actually know, but maybe they got a cheque for $2000 in royalties each year or something? (Seriously... I don't know if that number is realistic at all, but I'll stick to it for the sake of argument). That dude would probably really appreciate having the copyright time extended. And... it would be silly to pass a copyright legislation saying "If your stuff makes lots and lots of money then your copyright is over, but if you don't, then your copyright lasts for 45 more years". The people who do good work get rewarded for it; like it or not, this is a capitalist economy.
Anyways... just my thoughts. And I'll also say that I do read everything that comes up on my friends page - I just may not always have anything to say about it. So... write because you want to write :)
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