My what an interesting debate. All perspectives appearing to be both logical and covering moral ground. People who write should get just reward and those who perform, should be catagorised into who should pay and who should not. Arguements as to the benefits for all.
i have had coinversations with the writers performers and 'gestapo' all put forward rationalisations as to why their approach is important. They are all valid . However there is an endemic sickness that is slowly creeping through our society that is eating away at individual freedom and reasonableness. all things can be viewed as having incremental progression. What starts out small and reasonable can grow into something that cannot be controlled. 100 + yr old Conker trees removed because a conker might fall on someones head. Swings and slides removed from childrens playgrounds because a child may get hurt. Police unable to save drowning children because they are not trained to do so. This all started somewhere. It was probably very innocuous at its time but has led to a sadder quality oflife as a result of progression. A sad aspect, is the reasonable arguement put forward to justify why.The worse aspect is it us as people who create and maintain the problem. Are you all not doing the same when it comes to folk music. I go to folk clubs and venues for enjoyment with others. I do not get paid or ask of such. It is the enjoyable experience and being with others, similar, that I go for. You can all take this away if you want. The market based concept now entrenched in British society is killing any quality of life.