No, music belongs to the writers, producers, performers, etc.
Posted By: not the people's property on 2005-12-22
In Reply to: Yeah, but I LIKE being illegal! - RadGuy
How would you like it if you weren't paid for your life's work? How many people would actually create music for free just to share with the people? You want to be entertained, it costs money. Nobody has ripped you off.
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