Have you ever stolen? Do you know how it feels? You work hard to achieve, acquire or create and then a few steps in unworthy fool, and it takes away all of you. You feel violated! Their efforts were in vain. It was selling something meaningful right is snatched away. As a young man, I developed a genuine love of music. I grew up in her, with Mom on the piano, sing my uncle on the guitar, and my aunt and sisters. By high school I was always fascinated withthe guitar, and I began to teach me the chords and scales, and learn from, who can teach me. During my junior year, some friends and I formed a band. We practiced for hours upon hours every day until we sounded awesome. Those were the glory days, and we thought we had the world on a string.
My interest in the guitar quickly became a passion, even bordering on obsession, and the guys in the band was like a family. On Saturday, when I had the chance, I would be down to ourLocal guitar shop and spend the whole day, literally the first instrument to play, then the next. What an opportunity to learn. What well-designed instruments. I knew that one day I would like a beautiful guitar in the shop … One day!
I managed to get a part-time job working weekends, and full time during my summer break from school. I saved most of what I deserve, really worth every penny I could always dreamed that new electric guitar. The Peavey T-60 Dual –Action pickups and a Peavey Special 130 reinforce with Black Widow speakers to my sound. Yes, it can be much nicer guitars at the guitar center where I hung. But this, this was the in my reach until the end of the summer break. I am sure I have had the proudest look on my face when I counted the money and took possession of my dream.
As time went on, our little band gained some notoriety, at least locally, and we had the time of our lives. But, after highSchool ended and we moved on, and life took some new twists. I went home and went to college to study for a career, and time for the guitar was becoming increasingly scarce. Between the classes and to study, and part-time work, my Peavey T-60 only to forget who I was. I sometimes thought to help sell it, pay for college, but I'd worked so hard and so long for her I could never do saved.
The summer after I first long years in school I got a pretty decentPart time job in a hospital. I moved into an apartment near my work and my first day there were experienced for the first time when I injured a terrible feeling. When I came home from work, had earned some fool broke into my apartment and stole my Peavey T-60 Peavey Special 130 amp. I was stunned! I was horrified! What can I do? I filed a police report, but what good is that? I knew I would never play my guitar.
As a man of today, I still feel theSting of the impact that the loss was for me. It was not as if I missed something meaningful, it was torn from me. As an entrepreneur I am today from what I often happen to see applied in my own industry. I surf the Internet to get inspiration from other portrait photographers. There are many beautiful sites that proves the original works of art of true artisans, story tellers, who play at life through the images they create. On each of these photography websites without having to abandonis a serious warning about copyright infringement will be found, "Violators will be prosecuted!
As artisans, we are very passionate about our work. As craftsmen who earn our living, from our original creations, I think, our copyright to the images that we create, as photographers, should be strictly protected and honored. But too often, I click on the website of a fellow photographer and "Load", then open the beautiful pictures and nice graphics, which of course has a tremendousTo establish the amount of time. But then, what is this I hear;, Enya, Kenny G, or some of the current Top 40 hit starts to play. And I'm sitting there asking, "Can they really justify the payment of royalties to be very expensive in a position to put this stuff on their website, or are they (God forbid) against someone else's copyright?
Aristotle once wrote: "Would not stand in the possession of distinction, but she deserves." Maybe we can make our site a polished look ofViolation of a copyright musical artists, but what we have done also in the process? Have we not lost our dignity? Webster defines dignity as "The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth, excellence." If we fail to exercise dignity in our profession, by not infringing on music copyrights of the performers, how then can we justify our claims, such as professional photographers who need our copyrights, our images are protected? If aCustomers who visited your site, notes that you copyrighted music to accompany your gallery presentations, which has the credibility, when you talk about copyright infringement?
In our studio, and on our website, we use royalty free music for which we have acquired a proper license. The cost for a Royalty Free Music License is very reasonable, even for the smallest portrait studio. There are numerous vendors and a variety of selection of royalty-free musicavailable both in MP3 and WAV formats. The trails are easy to download and edit for the atmosphere in the studio, multimedia advertising, sales presentations, digital proofing, or use on your website. If you are currently aware of illegally copyrighted music on your website, please note that your dignity, honor, that you really have not earned trade. Hmmm … I wonder how good old Aristotle was to know against copyright violations, would be a serious problem.Serious secure and ubiquitous, but what I do not understand how a person depending on which his livelihood on the copyright protection can be justified, is a doer. Good day and happy clicking.
Written by: Steve Barnes Copyright 2006, Steve Barnes
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