On Musician’s RightsChristopher Sabec
Recently…
Lindy Morrison recently received the Ted Albert award at the APRA Music Awards in Brisbane for her contribution to the music
industry.
Lindy Morrison
She was deeply honored that her work had been
recognized, including her work as an advocate
musicians’ rights. Morrison has worked for many years
to ensure that music creators’ rights have been safeguarded and that they
receive compensation when their work is used by
others.
A Musicians WorkLindy Morrison states that people want to
know all the time “what it takes” to work in the industry. She replies by discussing the length of time is takes to build the skills it
takes to create and record songs, the discipline in takes in rehearsals and lastly the management skills in order to keep bands on
the road and the constant support and tenacity the bandmates will need throughout
the years to keep making music.
Lindy’s Advice to Musicians
She urges her protégés to make sure they are paid, know what their
rights are, knowing how their payments are
collected and passed back to them and lastly how to know when their
work has been taken without their permission.
The Internet = Good Advertising
Morrison explains that she does not hate the internet, in fact she loves it when people
discover her band, the Go-Betweens on the net
but that instead of illegally downloading
artists music, discovering their music
through licensed websites that give back
to the artists.
Pirating Websites
There is very little a musician can do in order to stop someone from illegally
downloading their music. The scamming websites, like “The Pirate Bay” make a lot of money through advertising and don’t give any of it
back to the artists.
Stand Up For Your Rights!
It is time that people start drawing their focus on how copyright laws can improve and help artists in the future.
Morrison believes that more people should support musician’s rights because she
wants to see people’s rights being protected in
“practical and meaningful ways.”