Don’t Be a Copyright Hypocrite | Black Star Rising

Don’t Be a Copyright Hypocrite | Black Star Rising:

"He was irritated and said, “We just have a fundamental difference about how to approach this.” And I said, “Well, mine is a perspective based upon copyright law and rights granted under the Constitution. Are you suggesting that if an artist produces a song and earns money off the CD, that they then shouldn’t be paid additionally when their music is used in a movie or a commercial?”

And he said, “Well, that’s different.” I said, “No, actually, it’s the same copyright principle.”"