[Dixielandjazz] Young people and copying CD's

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

The trouble is that musicians really don't get paid very well for the 
tracks they lay down unless they own the songs.  The side guys get 
little to nothing.  The trend is that all music will be paid for.  You 
subscribe to satellite radio, pay for cable and satellite TV, pay for 
everything associated with music.  The composer and producers of that 
music get nothing to almost nothing for their efforts.

I personally think that there is merit on both sides.  I would feel 
better if the musicians and composers got a fairer shake and at the same 
time the people that are doing the copying resent the high cost of a 
CD.  Let's face it, the production costs on a high run CD are about a 
dollar or less and packaging is about another dollar.  That leaves about 
$14 profit for someone and the performers and composer are way 
downstream on the profits.  It's hard to believe with those kind of 
profits the recording and distribution industry is hurting much.

I'm sure that the controversy will rage on but as long as there is music 
and things to record it with there will be people doing it.  The secret 
is to make them want to pay for it.  The lucky thing is that as people 
start getting older they tend to pay for what they get if for no other 
reason that it's a lot of hassle to go to all the trouble to get around 
the copy protects and to mess with it.
Larry Walton
St. Louis

Vaxtrpts at aol.com wrote:
> You  think the major labels are not shaking in their boots these days, 
> think  again,  they can file all the lawsuits they want but they can't 
> beat  the people with the computers Hell bent on kicking their greedy 
> asses at  every given opportunity.  :))..............................Tom  
> Wiggins
>   
> Ah Tom, but you forget one thing.  The SAME kids who are smart enough  to get 
> by the protections from the major labels are copying OUR CD's (if they  even 
> listen to any of our music) and robbing from us.  They have no  scruples.  It 
> has nothing to do with getting even with the major labels and  everything to 
> do with then just figuring that they can steal from anybody.
> Mike Vax
>
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