Re: Copyright and MP3 issues

On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Tyler Ochoa <tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> commented:
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> With regard to MP3 itself, you say that "many people make recording
> of their own music for their own use." What do you mean "their own
> music"?

Simple, it's called being a musician. I make a copy of myself playing an instrument or singing or whatever. It's my original work. Millions do this, yet they pay an unconscionable hidden tax because Congress was bought off. We don't need this extended.

Copyright law is a travesty because: (1) no one really understands it; (2) the registration process is a joke; (3) it provides no rational basis for making business decisions, and (4) it's enforcement mechanisms are like treating acne by decapitation. The law does not work in anybody's favor; it is unfair to all. The difference is the rich can hire lawyers to protect their "rights" while others can't.

My point is that many people are not professional musicians but still record their own music. People must leave behind the mind set that all music comes from the recording industry. That is what they want you to think. Perhaps in college students can debate the lofty ideals behind copyright law. In the real world it's a mess that is incapable of being fixed. It should be scrapped.

Nick

Nick Zales
<zales[_at_]execpc.com> Received on Sat May 01 1999 - 14:12:33 GMT