[kingu]

I really miss selling him guns.. What a strange guy, that Densmore. As for the 'doing nothing' gripe, the sixty-ish guys would not be making eight million on tour were it not for what happened long ago. He's already done what needs to be done to ensure they can still sell tickets.

As for selling music, the copyright on that stuff should have expired long ago. Innovation is the hallmark of this nation, and copyright issues need to be one day addressed. Otherwise we'll continue to spend nearly a half century listening to the same songs.

[Nick5]

As somebody who makes a chunk of his living for royalties earned on works written that are protected under copyright, I take issue with your statement that the copyright on the Doors' songs "should have expired a long time ago." Why? They wrote the songs, the songs have given a lot of people a lot of entertainment value and continue to--why shouldn't they continue to profit off their labor? Why should the product of their work be given away free any more than yours or anybody else's?

[monday]

"As for the 'doing nothing' gripe, the sixty-ish guys would not be making eight million on tour were it not for what happened long ago."

So you are saying they would have still made 8 million if they had not gone on tour and worked? Do I really have to point out how wrong that is?

"As for selling music, the copyright on that stuff should have expired long ago. Innovation is the hallmark of this nation, and copyright issues need to be one day addressed. Otherwise we'll continue to spend nearly a half century listening to the same songs."

HUH? How do copyrights force us to listen to the same songs? If anything copyrights force song writers to get off their butt's and write something original instead of recycling the same old hits over and over again. If it wasn't for copyrights we WOULD be listening to the same old songs.