-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Patrick Shirkey schrieb: > If I release a track with a copyright that doesn't allow unlicensed > reproduction or distribution it is my express desire that someone will > make a remix that sells in the thousands so I can sue their ass and get > some extra money from it, get more exposure for my original work and > increase my profile through a highly visible publicity campaign > explaining how hard done by I am that my music as ripped off and how > amazing my original work is that someone would want to rip it off in hte > first place. > > Why else would I want to protect my IP other than making as much money > as possible from it? > > Because i want to keep my personal expressions linked to my name. Music/Art is NO "IP" it is something personal that belongs to the creator by law of nature. Software is very much different - it is abstract and has to follow deterministic rules that are set by machinedesign, compilerrules, maths etc. so if you implement a feature for w computer by means of coding you have to follow rules that are made by a community of founders, that follow logical determination also - you do not "create" features in software - you rearrange things that have been done before - a bit similar to the work with records that are made to be mixed by DJs, or with loops that where recorded with the sole intention to be used with samplers. My recordings are made with the intention to be heared and played as is - - they are my personal expressions and if you remix them, you should at least mention my authorship and if i do not want you to remix it should be a question of your own sense of dignity to respect this. Some of my tracks are here: http://linuxuse.de/hzn/engmanifest.html I publish my tracks with a CC-licence sharealike, attribution, non-commercial. So i do not try to make piles of money by forbidding the fair use of my music - i just want to be respected as the author and - yes - i want a fair share if someone makes money with my work... BTW: i have abou 200 Megs of Samples on the net, that you can use as you wish (they are licenced LGPL-like): http://gnupc.de/~zettberlin/law/samples/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE36481Aecwva1SWMRAkMWAJoDwO8h4iOzkMQJ99AoswTRMKk3OgCfZDeS 4BDePnjfuQTjb8YJbLc+7n8= =kWZ9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
