yeah but DavidK is a craftsman, no?
Sort of like a finish carpenter. He puts together all that decorative moulding and bannister railings in your house and then you pay him for what he created out of a pile of wood.
David creates, or as is in classical, recreates a composition in live performance and is paid for his craft.
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So in pop music, a group of what, 100 people all contribute to writing, arranging, performing, producing, recording, licensing, manufacturing, and distribution of that piece of work.
Somebody in there is paying for all that. And, on top of that, the original writer of the composition gets a share of all the future sales of his/her composition.
Now it would be easy to say that because these artists and producers are already rich, they should relax and "get with it" and let consumers copy and distribute unauthorized copies of that work. But that seems really ridiculous.
I understand that the music industry is going to change, but you can rest assured, it will not change into a free for all for the consumer. The only way that would EVER happen, is if everyone in that chain decided to start working for free.
The change i see coming is that because SO many people write music and perform music, and recording that has become easier and more accessible than ever, you will find that the artist will sell direct to the public. They might still hire PR, but studios and labels are about to bite the dust.
But again, rest assured, the artist will only be cool with you stealing their art until the flattery wears off and they feel taken advantage of.