oliviarodrigo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:58 pm
i'm not sure why people get so bothered regards things that really in the bigger scheme of things don't really matter...
To Olivia and Arciom (assuming that the latter is agreeing with the former),
You are both missing an essential point: copyrighted music cannot be used by just anybody, especially in a public/performance setting, unless permission has been sought and authorisation granted for the use of that music. Copyrighted music is actually somebody's legal property -- it is not free to whomever wants to use it, and just like any other kind of property that is owned by someone, you can't just take it and use it, again, especially in a public/performance setting, without asking and being granted permission to use it (often for a fee -- royalties, etc.).
If someone uses copyrighted music in a public/performance setting without asking and without permission, it is technically stealing.
So, it does actually matter in the whole scheme of things that somebody used "Hallelujah" in the manner in which it was used and without authorisation, because it was a legal infraction, and people can't just choose which laws they will follow, and which they'll ignore. (Well, they can, but if everyone did that, perhaps you can see the problem...).
However, it has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not one agrees with the politics and/or opinions of the people in question in this particular case -- the fact of the matter is that it is a legal issue, and you may not agree with copyright law, but it is the law, like it or not (there are very good reasons for copyright laws, incidentally), and it was broken in this instance.