Music and your rights

(What follows is part one of my first article dealing with music, movies, your rights to enjoy them and how you enjoy them. These rights are being stripped away at an increasing rate, being replaced with additional costs and aggravation, needless upgrades and damaged or non-functioning equipment. It's a long read, being placed behind a cut for courtesy. I hope those who read this can learn something, and will help them make informed decisions regarding how they spend their money on some of their most favorite entertainment)

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Music and your rights, pt. 2

(This is part two in my multipart article discussing the changing landscape of the music industry and what it means for the listeners, the artists, and the recording industry itself. While I am no expert in the field, I've been an avid listener since a very young age, and I have been at least partially involved with most aspects of the process that gets music from an idea to your ears (performance, recording, engineering, radio, mastering, etc). I can look at this issue from every perspective. The thing is, I have my own opinions, many of which are being expressed in this series. I hope it's been entertaining, enlightening and not too boring.)

( Part two )