Posted by manualblock [ 24.191.167.32 ] on February 26, 2004 at 19:55:18:

In Reply to: Interesting issue posted by Mike.e on February 23, 2004 at 19:59:46:

Patent rights for music? Stifle creativity to protect the interests of the most powerful few at the expense of everyone else. There has been music since the dawn of time and copyright laws for 100 years. No copyRIGHTS and gauranty still plenty of music and if they don't play they don't get paid. Bring back minstrel shows. American Idol, 40,000 people willing to sing for nothing just to be heard and they think there won't be any recorded music without massive royalties? If the suits died tommorrow there would be more and better music around by saturday. Lemme know when lawyers start singing.

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