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AAM members will get an inside look at neighbouring rights - the royalties artists earn when their recordings are played publicly - with Susan Cotchin, Managing Director of Good Neighbour. With… | Association of Artist Managers (AAM) Australia AAM members will get an inside look at neighbouring rights - the royalties artists earn when their recordings are played publicly - with Susan Cotchin, Managing Director of Good Neighbour. With experience at UK’s PAMRA/PPL and her own firm, International Royalties Rescue, Susan now leads Good Neig...

This hails from the US Constitution. It was recognised that progress in science, literature, and the useful arts (meaning inventions and technology at the time) would benefit the nation.

By granting authors and inventors temporary monopolies over their creations:
Authors could profit from their writings (early basis for copyright).
Inventors could profit from their discoveries (basis for patents).

Most interestingly; The temporary nature of these rights ensures a balance: creators are rewarded, but ultimately their works enter the public domain, benefiting everyone.

It seems to me that what is missing here is balance for all to benefit - not just an earnest public or billion dollar tech companies.

The creators of the art, the actual creators from songwriters to musicians and producers - they need to be remunerated and protected as this was the intention behind the birth of copyright.