As a
democratic society (which I have found is very easy to blur along with
communism), don't we, the people, have a right to voice what should be
legal and what should not? I am not defending
stealing copyrighted material.
A lot of us are genuinely pissed because the
music industry (namely the
RIAA) has given us
bullshit. They've
pined about how the
artists get screwed over, when really, it's the music industry that keeps the
profit. The artists see
very little of their
hard work come back to them. Sure,
Metallica can speak because they have sold MILLIONS of
albums. Their
livelihood is at stake, whereas smaller artists must turn to other sources of
income just to keep putting out the music we
love. Artists have
complained about the "ruthless" music industry for
years. As an artist, this angers me. As an
American citizen, it angers me all the more. Still, I am not
defending stealing.
Who has the
choice here? The
American people or
Corporate America? ...
Often,
times move in
directions that make us
uncomfortable. That's the sting of change.
Culture shock, even. Money is becoming less powerful than the intellect of the
individual.
Corporate America won't go down without a fight.