1 Jul
2010
1 Jul
'10
6:25 p.m.
On 01/07/2010, Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
Who has the right to control its expression? Nobody?
Yep, that sounds about right to me.
Now, if anyone wants to make money off it, I think Steve has a right
to expect to be given some of that money. (Indeed, one could argue
that if Steve's music helps someone pass the time as they tend their
crops, they have a moral duty to feed him should he turn up on their
doorstep.) But by and large we all agree that freedom of expression is
a basic human right - and freedom and control are necessarily
antonyms. So no, nobody has the right to control the expression of
Steve's composition.