No, this is from me, because I can be very aggressive about that. I think what they've created is wonderful. The ubiquitousness of music creates a rare opportunity not only for consumers but also for technology companies and the creators themselves.
What I have a problem with is this free assumption that creators were put on this planet to create content for technology companies to utilize in order to achieve their business goals. The concept that we have to make it easier for them at the expense of the artists just doesn't resonate with me. I think the approach we need to take is an “artist first” approach. For example, let's extend that copyright to 70 years to get in line with the rest of the world, because now we're dealing with fathers to grandfathers to great-grandfathers through the accession of rights. Let's rule more quickly on what the rates are so that when these companies have to put together their P and Ls and people are determining how they can make a living doing this, they're able to figure out how much money they're making more quickly, ahead of time, as opposed to waiting five, six, or seven years before a ruling will come down.
I'm a big fan of the free market. I think government should remove itself from regulating music and allow there to be a true and straight-up negotiation. Frankly, that creates a symbiotic relationship, because they need them as much as the reverse. Through that balance you end up with the right tension, which will then allow for the right royalty rates to emerge.