Archive of August 2022

Listening to music should be free

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This is not intended to be an incentive to illegally obtain music! This is about my opinion on why I don't find the monetization of just listening to music (at least digitally) very justifiable. It is understandable to me, but it doesn't feel (anymore?) like the "right way". Why?

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Musikhören sollte kostenlos sein

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Das soll kein Anreiz werden, sich Musik illegal zu beschaffen! Es geht hierbei um meine Meinung, warum ich das Monetarisieren des bloßen Hörens von Musik (zumindest digital) nicht all zu sehr legitimierbar finde. Es ist nachvollziehbar für mich, aber es fühlt sich für mich nicht (mehr?) nach dem "richtigen Weg" an. Warum?

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The thing with the rights of use

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As a freelance artist, sooner or later you will come to the point where you have to do something - in my opinion, something strange - like pricing licenses. In doing so, German copyright law (§31 UrhG) distinguishes between "simple or exclusive right". But what does that mean and how can you even calculate something like this?

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Die Sache mit den Nutzungsrechten

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Als freischaffender Künstler kommt man früher oder später an den Punkt, an dem man etwas - meiner Empfindung nach seltsam anmutendes - tun muss wie Lizenzen zu bepreisen. Dabei unterscheidet das deutsche Urheberrecht (§31 UrhG) zwischen "einfache[m] oder ausschließliche[m] Recht". Aber was bedeutet das und wie kann man so etwas überhaupt berechnen?

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Why this blog?

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I occasionally had short impulses on my official channels, Twitter, and Reddit to express my thoughts on political or similar topics. Especially Twitter and Facebook quickly lead to this because, in my opinion, they are becoming collectively more toxic. However, I often deleted such posts after a while. It just felt unprofessional and simply didn't belong to my job as a service provider.

Nevertheless, I consistently have the urge to organize my thoughts and make them public - even the thoughts which might not be related to my professional activity. After all, the profession of an artist also includes one's own personality to a certain extent. And I am just a curious little world improver. (;

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