Comment Re:Forgetting the most basic right: property (Score 1) 395
The Grateful Dead has been one (big) example of a band that succeeded without the need for coercive copyright protections. One could argue that they did still use trademark, but they are closer to the anarchocapitalist goal than most popular bands.
Could that be because the vast majority of their most popular time as a band was before personal computers and the internet and P2P was in everyone's home?
Remember, the music industry wasn't complaining about copyright nearly as much before P2P became so big by Napster and such. If musicians want to make a profit, they deserve to. They can charge for their product like any person would charge for a product they made! If you don't like it, don't buy it! If you want it so bad, spend some cash on it. Why is this such a hard concept for people?
Could that be because the vast majority of their most popular time as a band was before personal computers and the internet and P2P was in everyone's home?
Remember, the music industry wasn't complaining about copyright nearly as much before P2P became so big by Napster and such. If musicians want to make a profit, they deserve to. They can charge for their product like any person would charge for a product they made! If you don't like it, don't buy it! If you want it so bad, spend some cash on it. Why is this such a hard concept for people?
