The disclaimer I'm having to add to my YouTube cover versions.
"I ALWAYS provide a link to purchasing the original version of any song I cover.
The copyright laws are OTT as it is and getting worse.
Please note that, not only do I have no problem with people advertising the originals on my videos, I willingly advertise them myself.
The copyright laws need loosened, not tightened.
JEEZ, if they are tightened any more they will strangle the very life out of freedom of expression and widen the rich-poor gap more than ever!"
While, as a musician, I understand the need for copyright protection, there has been REAL corruption going on and genuinely over the top pricing of copyright permission of "the little guy" going on for far too long.
If this is really about protecting and nurturing innovation then let's see some proof, by encouraging innovation instead of stifling it under excessive laws!
Fight SOPA, PIPA, OPEN and ACTA, and don't stop fighting until they are ALL scrapped and replaced with something true and fair!
Please, Anon... Don't stop until all laws are entirely scrapped.
One day protests are NOT ENOUGH!
If this is important to you then SHOW IT!
Bombard the people who are trying to crush free-speech and innovation.
You wanna do this? Then let's damn well do it!
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