[overflow] Re: Copyrights (by way of Tom Smith got his wish...)

[mbottorff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michelle & Boyd Bottorff)]

> >
> > At the very least we'll agree on a creator's right to acknowlegement,
> > and the right to "if anyone makes money off of my effort it should be
> > me"?  <grin>
> 
> I'd prefer it rephrased as "if anyone makes money off of my effort, at
> least some of it should go to me," otherwise it sounds as though you'd
> have singers who weren't songwriters turning over all of their profits
> to the songwriters.

Okay.  Good point.

> 
> But that opens up the whole can of worms on the topic of "who is worthy
> of how much?" Does it change for bad singers of really good songs versus
> wonderful singers performing bad songs? And who decides in that case?

Um...

Well if the the songwriter encrypted the song first, then...  >:)

Michelle Bottorff
Lady Lavender


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