https://ianbell.com/2010/07/07/in-response-to-loreena-mckennitt-on-copyright/ Ian Bell's opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Ian Bell Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://ianbell.com/2010/07/07/in-response-to-loreena-mckennitt-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-2003 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:44:55 +0000 https://ianbell.com/?p=5369#comment-2003 I am about two years too late to weigh in here but I do find her music beautiful, and even calming and therapeutic for my poor wife suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. I can sympathize with artists who are creative and receive no compensation because people can obtain it for free. What would happen if people could drive cars off the lot for free? There is an argument there. Do you have that kind of talent? If you did would you be upset that your products were being “driven off the lot free of charge?

]]> https://ianbell.com/2010/07/07/in-response-to-loreena-mckennitt-on-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:46:02 +0000 https://ianbell.com/?p=5369#comment-1788 I don’t say this often, especially in your case Ian, but I completely agree with you.
Lump Loreena in with the Metallica fossils in the discount bin for half price CDs. It isn’t about selling plastic or vinyl anymore. Loreena is living in 1985.
“Oh, no one ever left alive
In 1985 will ever do
She may be right, she may be fine
She may get love but she won’t get mine”
(guess the (albeit lame) artist)
I wouldn’t worry about it normally as the free market would normally sort this sort of dinosaur thinking out as it has for many other industries. The problem here is the fat hand of government is now threatening to prop up dying pathetic industry by putting in draconian copyright laws to please the US record and film companies. That is wrong and up to Canadians to let their government know that it is not OK to be subservient to the US media lobbyists.

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