bahen -> RE: New Tab - El Viejin bulerias (May 20 2006 6:29:53)
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Artists make music. Artists earn a living. Music is a business. You cannot walk into a bread shop and hand out the baker's bread on his behalf in the spirit of sharing. It's not your's to share. Don't share the bread, but share the knowledge behind making bread. It's greedy to monopolise means. That's what writing and sharing tablature is about. As for the opinion that music is a business - well, I really think this has lost sight of 'music as emotion'. Again, you cannot put dollars on every darn thing there is: it's frustrating. When transcribers like Conrad do what they do, they are fighting back against the publishing industry's growing monopoly on music and the means thereof. Ricardo puts it well, F the publishers. quote:
And of course its a business, ask any professional artist. You make it sound as if the artist is a greedy capitalist , exploiting the public merely by expecting payment for his work, for hours of practice and dedication to their art. I think your way of thinking is sad and twisted. I fight on the artist's side. Kate, please don't make it sound as if this is the opinion of all artists. Take Tomas Jimenez on this forum - his recordings are incredible, and I would think his following to be wide. I for one cannot stop looping his mp3s. What's admirable about Tomas is that he is not miserly about sharing his knowledge. I agree with you, however, that there are many artists that do like to collect their pennies from those who would even look at them pluck strings - there's little to say to these persons other than that they have lost sight of why and how flamenco, as a culture, came into existence. Respectfully, bahen
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