Tuesday June 17, 2008. 06:02 PM
Mix
Thanks to today?s Web technology and networking capabilities, professional songwriters, lyricists and composers are facing a double-edged sword that?s becoming ever sharper. The growing ease and convenience with which musical content can be uploaded, shared, distributed, showcased and consumed worldwide is simultaneously posing a growing threat to the rights and livelihoods of those who create the music in the first place.