> Copyright is the power that gives the 'little man' the ability to do that already.
I'm really sorry, but in what world do you live? Copyright is abused by the big corporations to secure monopolies, and isn't, wasn't and won't ever be meant for artists. It's the same argument as with patents, really. The myth that they serve to protect the poor, small man is a lie spread and maintained by exactly those who profit from them - the big corporations.
> The only proof one needs to see is that in the music business - where I come from - there has been a de facto absence of copyright protection for a decade now.
And what "music business" would that be? I only see copyright getting more draconian by the year.
> It has made it much more difficult for an artist to make money through sale of their primary product.
Well, maybe you should reconsider what your "primary product" is. A musician is a performer, first and foremost, and a concert is a service. There's also merchandise, which are tangible goods.
>album sales
Album sales have been dead for years now. Why are you trying to cling to a dead distribution/business model?
I'm really sorry, but in what world do you live? Copyright is abused by the big corporations to secure monopolies, and isn't, wasn't and won't ever be meant for artists. It's the same argument as with patents, really. The myth that they serve to protect the poor, small man is a lie spread and maintained by exactly those who profit from them - the big corporations.
> The only proof one needs to see is that in the music business - where I come from - there has been a de facto absence of copyright protection for a decade now.
And what "music business" would that be? I only see copyright getting more draconian by the year.
> It has made it much more difficult for an artist to make money through sale of their primary product.
Well, maybe you should reconsider what your "primary product" is. A musician is a performer, first and foremost, and a concert is a service. There's also merchandise, which are tangible goods.
>album sales
Album sales have been dead for years now. Why are you trying to cling to a dead distribution/business model?