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by mcafeeryan92 3645 days ago
The truth is that musicians have been doing this for centuries. It used to be seen as a complement. There are a tremendous number of dimensions which can be copied/have influenced derived from them in any piece of music, and honestly the world benefits from this proliferation of musical ideas. If the artist had made something as good as what Led Zeppelin did, they would have profited from it, even if Led Zeppelin was able to profit from it as well. Intellectual Property rights in music hardly makes any more sense than Intellectual Property rights in software (and I think neither make sense).