[linux-audio-user] so.... u wish to hear something completely horrible

[Patrick Shirkey]

Ryan Heise wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 09:34:25PM +0700, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>> I didn't make the track in question. However I have remixed several 
>> tracks which incorporate samples from other peoples work with varying 
>> degrees of appreciation from people who have listened. I am not the only 
>> one to do it and I defend the freedom I have to do it whether it is 
>> deemed illegal in some countries or not.
> 
> On the surface, this seems like a good argument. I scratched my head for
> a while trying to figure out what was wrong with it, because something
> seemed wrong. Finally I came up with this:
> 
> It does not follow that since you appreciate/enjoy something, that you
> ought to have the "freedom" or "right" to do it, because sometimes
> things that you appreciate/enjoy doing can impact negatively on other
> people. When this happens, the law often steps in to protect the other
> people.
> 

My heart bleeds...

We are talking about music as art not terrorism.

It's definitely in the realm of artistic credibility to go against the 
norm or break the law to make a statement or create your personal 
masterpiece.



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Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
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