[MarkRB]

Originally Posted by twwalsh

my point is that what you WANT unfortunately doesn't have much to do with it. technology changes, commerce changes, and we all need to adapt.

here's a good article about the inescapable end of copyright:

Gamasutra - Designer's Notebook - "The End Of Copyright"

This is a great thread!! It should stay that way before it descends into anything else.

The "End of copyright" article is pretty flawed though. The author compares the copy write of an artist to the copy "right" of an architect. Despite his 2 books I'm inclined to think he doesn't really understand what he is talking about.
As much as I would like to, I cannot download the Empire state building then claim it as my own copy for fair use.

I agree with 99% of your comments in this thread twwalsh, regarding the music industry and the state it is in. It has never been healthier from an artistic point of view.

Sadly monetising music is still entirely in the hands of the Major labels, at least to the point that artists can consider "making music" a job.
It will not change, it's naive to imagine the record companies are dinosaurs that will be left behind.
EMI alone have over 100 subsidiary labels that are considered "indie" by those less well informed.
They are already well entrenched into the "popular" internet outlets. At the very best the myspace/bebo etc etc showcases are making their lives easier because they need fewer A&R men on the street to understand what is popular.