We keep hearing that intellectual property law is supposed to protect the “creators” of art and science, but of late it only seems to protect commercial interests which produce copies of what others created. I think Pink Floyd is short-sighted from a purely financial point of view in taking this position, but sacrificing money for artistic integrity is the artist’s right (or in this case artists’ right), so I hope they win.
Roger Waters and David Gilmour can’t even agree on artistic integrity. The other members aren’t equal share members of the latter Floyd albums and Rog has to laugh that Gilmour’s wife wrote songs at the end (said it was so Spinal Tap).
Roger Waters and integrity do not belong on the same page, let alone in the same paragraph.
You can admire their talent all you want, and “Dark Side of the Moon” was the first CD I ever bought, but these guys are hypocritical far left mouthpiece who have made fantastic livings embracing capitalism while espousing leftist government control over other people's lives.
This is a cheap attempt to retroactively pry more money out of the publishers and retailers.
I would be okay with a troop of lawyers sucking a huge fortune from both the Floyd and the Publisher, actually.