I can't think in another context where the kind of creative results of musician or artist should whole scale be appropriated, used to build up a business and generate revenues without any compensation.
David Cicilline: “I can't think in another context where the kind of creative results of musician or artist should whole scale be…”
On the recordJune 9, 2014
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Cicilline questions the fairness of using artists' work without compensation.
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