| VillageWolf |
10-28-2003 04:06 PM |
BTW, dont know if this is what you were looking for Hide but I found this while googling:
"Everyone I know is excited about all the possibilities the Internet has to offer. As a musician, the Internet has made it possible for me to share my music with people that could have never been reached by conventional methods. It has been taboo for artists to speak out concerning the business side of their music. The fear has been that the buying public, as well as other artists, would perceive this concern as greed, and that the artists’ sole purpose for creating was the money. This perception has silenced many artists concerning MP3 and Napster. The silence must end. As a child I created music to express my inner thoughts and feelings, and that purity has stayed with me throughout. The day I decided to share my music with the world, was the day I decided to walk the fine line between art and commerce. I have been blessed in that I do what I love and can support my family with what I create. When my music is given away, as taboo as it is for me to say, it is stealing. I need not defend my motives for making music, but the distribution of my music has made me business conscious. I have decided to sell my music to anyone who wants it, that is how I feed my family, just like a doctor, lawyer, judge, or teacher. Not to insult anyone's intelligence, but my music is like my home. Napster is sneaking in the back door and robbing me blind." -- Scott Stapp, lead singer/ lyricist for Creed
"With the increasing accessibility of on the Internet, and the new technology available on it, there must be a matching increase in responsibility. Without public accountability, this responsibility reverts to groups like the RIAA to seek out those who are misusing the advances in technology and to the courts to adapt and enforce the law. Napster is allowing people to disregard copyright laws because they were not written in the spirit of today's technology. These copyright laws are the only things that protect what musicians do for a living; write songs. Napster is allowing people to steal these songs." -- Jeff Cameron, Jeff Hanson Mangement & Promotions (represents Creed and other artists)
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