The biggest problem with music technology is copyright infringement. It is commonly accepted among musicians that YouTube is both the greatest and most detrimental technology in the musical world. Almost everything posted on the media website is infringing on some part of the US copyright law, but most of these infringements are allowed to remain on the site. Why? Free promotion. Here's another blog post from another source on the issue.
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Well put. The line between public domain and copyrighted music has been blurred due to YouTube and other similar mediums. It is one thing to perform a piece by Mozart and post it on Youtube. His music is available in the public domain, meaning free for all, and therefore is appropriate to upload. But the problem is with those who perform "covers" of popular music or other pieces that are still registered as copyrighted. I suppose the main problem is that the line between public domain and copyrighted music was drawn long before this technology was developed. So, my question is, when will the government catch up with technology? It is not fair to those who make their living off of writing and performing their original pieces.
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