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When a musician creates music the song belongs to that musician who wrote it. Musical composition and sound recording have inherent value. The monetary value may change due to time and how money is but it always has some sort of inherent value. Musicians put their heart and soul into their music and their work has value, every human being’s work has value. I believe that they should get some sort of compensation for their music even once they have passed and their family should be able to benefit from the works of their loved ones that have passed on. The music of their loved ones is something that they hold on to in order to remember the ones that have passed more clearly.
I pay for all of my music now that I am older and realize the inherent value of music. I have most of my music on Spotify which I pay to use. I also buy songs on iTunes. I have a few CDs of albums that I really enjoy which I usually buy at Newbury Comics. I used to burn CDs but I don't anymore and I used to use Frostwire but I do not use it anymore because it gives my computer a virus and it is illegal. Although it is illegal many people download music without paying for it because it is easy and very accessible to most people with a computer and an internet connection. There are many stories in the news of people getting in trouble for using sites like Frostwire and Limewire to download music illegally. When a person downloads music illegally it is a form of stealing and it is possible to get in a lot of serious trouble for it.
Artists work hard to make music and put a lot of money into it and they deserve to profit from when people listen to it. Consumers do not have a right, as much as they would like to think that they have some sort of right they do not. Burning CDs is better than downloading music but it is still not good because the people who made the music do not profit. It is never okay to obtain music without paying for it, no matter who it is by. People work hard to produce music and they should be rewarded for it. Everyone should think twice about downloading music illegally.
This subject is controversial because people will say that whatever they do is the right thing to do, whether it is downloading music illegally, burning CDs or paying for music. Therefore the answer to the question will always very but this is what I believe. I believe music has inherent value and that the artist and their family should always get some sort of compensation for it even after the artist who made the music is dead. Creating music is the livelihood of an artist and their hard work should be noticed and they should know that their work has value.
2 comments:
I agree with you that music does have value, but not all free downloads should be looked down upon because I think some artists do voluntarily put up free music of theirs to share with the public. Free music can be very benefical in getting the artist's name out and exposing many people to their music.
I do agree with you that music has value, although I don't believe music has inherent value in relation to money. I think that the free downloading of music can be beneficial to both the public and the artist. It is a way for the artist to get their music out to a larger audience.
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