[LAU] So what do you think sucks about Linux audio ?

[Al Thompson]

On 02/12/2013 06:40 PM, drew Roberts wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 February 2013 18:27:53 Al Thompson wrote:
>> On 02/12/2013 11:31 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>> When I sold my work, I also delivered the ownership of this work. When I
>>> sold a graphic, it would have been unethically for me to still own
>>> nearly all rights for the usage of this graphic.
>> Keep in mind that there are different meanings to "selling your work."
>> Take a song, as an example.
>>
>> Let's say that I've recorded and released an album.
>>
>> Let's say that some big-name pop star buys the album.  He buys it for
>> $10.  That gives him the right to listen to it.  He can't record it
>> himself.  I still own all the rights to the usage of the song.
> Only because the law gives you an unnatural monopoly. 

You can only believe that I have an "unnatural monopoly" over something
I created if you actually believe that everyone has equal claims on my
life/time/effort as I do.



>
> Somehow fashion designers manage to make what seems to be decent money 
> designing original fashions even where they do not get copyright protection 
> for their fashion designs.
>
> Is it that fashion designers are more astute when it comes to getting paid for 
> hteir creations? Are they more intelligent than songwriters?
>

You are falling into Kinsella's trap of believing that only hard goods
have value.


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