Is this a joke? Yes, an expansion of the copyright duration myth, that artists (creators) are so forward looking that they invest their time thinking on the profits of many years later when actual corporate capital investment is never made thinking long range, just thinking on the duration of the employment of the decision makers at most.

As a person with some experience in making capital equipment investments decisions at large American manufacturing companies, I can tell that it is very hard to get approval for an investment that will not pay itself in five years. Certainly no one invests anything if the payback is over 10 years.

It is absurd to think that a musician can “make a living” out of recordings made 100 years ago.

As to investment on musicians, no record company invests on musicians, (the so called “artist development” bullshit – whatever that means). I have met many musicians and many have been financially helped to study by parents, governments, friends and othersbut never by a record company.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com