> Is it really consent for those artists signing to labels when only three companies have total control of all music consumption and production for the mass market?
This premise is false. I have made plenty of money busking on the street, for example. Or selling audio recordings at shows.
> {o be clear, artists absolutely have a right to benefit from reproduction of their recordings.
This is correct. Artists benefit when you pay them for the right to reproduce. When you don't (like what you are doing), you get sued. Here's a YouTube video covering 9 examples:
This premise is false. I have made plenty of money busking on the street, for example. Or selling audio recordings at shows.
> {o be clear, artists absolutely have a right to benefit from reproduction of their recordings.
This is correct. Artists benefit when you pay them for the right to reproduce. When you don't (like what you are doing), you get sued. Here's a YouTube video covering 9 examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIVSt8Y1zeQ
> I just don't think anyone should have rights to the knowledge built into those creations since in most cases it wasn't theirs to begin with
What?