The Copyright Queen has an amazing and personal letter from singer and songwriter Dennis Jernigan on why you should NOT rip a CD to give a copy to a friend.
“I am always blessed when people tell me how my music has affected their lives in some way. One of my favorite things to do is to stand near the front of the concert hall after a Night of Praise and Ministry and hear the stories of people whom God has touched, and to hear their testimonies of healing, deliverance and encouragement.”
“But one of my least favorite things to hear – and sadly I hear it a lot – is: ‘I hope you don’t mind, but I made copies of your CD and passed them along to hurting people.’”
I hope you understand how hurtful and harmful that is for me and my family. If I can even stammer a reply to these people offering insights into how making unauthorized copies of my CDs affects my ability to provide for my family, the retort is too often, ‘God gave you the music freely. You should be willing to give it away freely.’”
Read the rest of it here! By the way… if you need help navigating any of the multiple and varied copyright minefields, Susan and crew at Christian Copyright Solutions should be your first stop.
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1 comments:
Man Kirk, that's one of my hot buttons.
Why is it that a person who would never steal a $20 item form a store would make 10 copies of a $20 CD to give to their friends.
Stealing is stealing! Even if it's for "ministry"!
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