Re:No sympathy here (Score 1)

I wish I had moderator points so I could mod this WAY up. I could not agree more--this topic, to me, is so pointless I can't believe it's still discussed. Our law is that people have IP rights to what they create; in this case, the "artists" create works that are "made-for-hire" (the term used in copyright law) and thus the labels are the legal owners of that property. No one is forcing the musicians to sign with label. That may be the predominant path to success, but so what. All the other arguments are, to me, so much endless ranting. It is stealing, plain and simple, and whether someone, or a large corp., lost money over it or not, is not the point. If you don't like the copyright and related laws, why don't you try to change them? Are you the same people who just decide to shoot someone because you don't like them, as opposed to taking them to court? I cannot believe this shit! Respectfully, Jacques.