[Rumori] re: Songwriters Say Piracy Eats Into Their Pay

[Praemedia]

> Well this is the question, I see no difference.
> Songwriter royalties 
> are use of the song - sample clearance is use of a
> part of a song. Your 
> distinction is false.

Again, since you mentioned you were at least
inherehtly respectful of the ideas behind the laws, it
should be noted that the law DOES make very important
distinctions here. Songwriters royalties are pretty
much set in stone. Sample clearance (fair use or not)
does not have a definitive legal standard).

> using something that may be very personal to someone
> without any 
> ethical issues being raised.

If something is so personal to someone that it cannot
be used outside of its own context, then it shouldn't
be used in the public domain. Painters, writers,
politicians and many other public figures have had to
endure ridicule, parody, satire and praise, often
through the appropriation of parts of their own work
or words, throughout the centuries and I can only
think that this is good. 

lance


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