Music is about expression first and foremost.
That may be, but the music industry is much more about industry than music. Artists like Radiohead only want to "protect their art" when there's a chance of getting a worthwhile check in to the bargain.
That may be, but the music industry is much more about industry than music. Artists like Radiohead only want to "protect their art" when there's a chance of getting a worthwhile check in to the bargain.
“To set the record straight, no lawsuit has been issued and Radiohead have not said they ‘will only accept 100%’ of the publishing of ‘Get Free.’ ”
These law suits are not about art.
- They haven't heard of those smaller artists
- They want to give the struggling small timers a break
- They don't think it's worth their time because nobody is going to hear those small timers' songs anyway
- They don't want to appear as though they are bullying vulnerable smaller artists
I think any of those options are more believable than the idea that a band worth tens of millions of dollars is suing just to pull in publishing royalties on a song that wasn't even one of the singles from an album that didn't even reach gold certification.