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dublinben · 4427 days ago · link · · parent · post: John R. MacArthur: Internet con men ravage publishing
I suppose there's no stopping petty artists like Beethoven from feeling a sense of entitlement even without a concept of copyright.
An interesting counter example would be the enormous success of Shostakovich in the United States compared to similar 20th century composers. His works have not carried copyright protections in the US until very recently, making them significantly cheaper to perform. He would have likely remained relatively unknown outside of Russia if his works weren't freely available to American orchestras.