Music Artists Hate Piracy

Musical artists are a funny lot, they often write songs that they claim "explores the inner depths of the human condition evolving around cupcake baking and modern day reflective architecture..." what ever that means. They have funny haircuts and wear tight fitting clothing. That's their choice and I don't really care what they see in it all.

But what does get on my nerve is their persistence with their anger towards piracy of their music, most notably through the Internet. They hate the fact their music is shared without price through peer-to-peer networks, which would cost them royalties. I understand their complaint, it is their right to earn every dollar from their work. But they so passionately pursue their rights and ignore the constant array of freebies they receive despite their ability to pay for everything.

I'm talking about the free clothes, shoes, event tickets, VIP treatment over the public, designer labels for events and even a voice in the political arena. All these things are a gift to these complaining rock stars, they can pay for the clothes and shoes, they could easily pay for their own ride to the Grammy's and the suit or dress they wear, maybe they should pay for that too.

But instead they don't, they get and take what they can for free, and yet complain that we do the same with their music. There are artists out there who subscribe to a more relaxed approach, John Mayer for instance, allows public sound recording of his gigs, and even has a location on his website allowing for fans to upload his shows for others to enjoy. This is a set towards accepting musical piracy, his studio tracks are still protected.

If you want to stop the juganaut that is music piracy on the Internet, perhaps you should be more accepting of paying your way through life.