Just about any use of a piece of music that goes beyond you listening to it in a locked room at night under the bed covers is likely to be in breach of something - for me that shows how silly all this has got.
The whole idea of 'rights' was meant to protect the rights of an artist to profit from thier work - unfortunately rights are traded like a commodity so the rights usually end up protacting Sony, or mgm and so on. I think thay are still managing to pay thier bills...
I feel no guilt at limewiring like a madman most weeks. Last week I purchased 3 dvds - one 'the krays', I watched a torrant of last week. No torrent - no purchase. The industry needs to wake up and get a grp and embrae the new world - home taping didnt kill music, betamax didnt kill hollywood, and the internet doesnt mean the end of the world....
Having said all that anyone who uses stolen (and I use the term advisidly) music is a fool to use it commercialy. In the unlikely circumstance that a rights holder sued (and this happens) your customer you would look a bit silly and probably never work again....
The clincher for me is that poular music is a cultural artifact and as such becomes a posession of that culture - once that happens no amunt of legislation will stop people sharing - thay always have and they always will.
Artists, rights holders and record companys are beginning to see the light and adapt to the new world, slowly.
Personally I am flattered if people sample from my work but if they dont give me a credit I am likely to despatch assasins.
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