Ok, I wanted to follow up my last blog post concerning an interview with academy award winning director Milos Forman, by posting a link to another source, which has complied snippets of opinions of dozens of critically acclaimed musicians.

http://www.musicunited.org/3_artists.html

My own personal focus in this course revolves around deciphering someway, in which we as a community of consumers, and artists can come together to fairly create a business model that is friendly to both parties. I have found that the majority of the articles and information we have read–partially due to Fred’s own philosophy on the subject–have been stilted toward the consumer. So I have decided to post as many examples of the artists’ opinions as possible, so that we can examine the issue as objectively as possible.

It is impossible to deny that these artists are biased in their statements, but their words must be heard to come to some sort of a decision. Without their work this would not even be a discussion–at least in so far as music and film are concerned–so their voices should count for something.

It is clear that the business model of the past and present is failing, but how do we fix it? Sure there have been pay as you play, and other such strategies suggested for monetizing the system, but realistically these suggestions will not solve the problem. From all the articles, interviews, movies, documentaries, etc. Not one business model suggested has been able to bring both parties effected together, and until this is achieved we will remain in this state of semi-digital anarchy–and I don’t care what you all think, anarchy does not and never will work, human nature is too corrupt.

So please, think long and hard, and see what you can come up with, who knows you might just stumble upon the answer.

Greg

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