Do you know that if I walk up to you and I crash a cymbal
that you owe me money because I played music for you?
not a song, but part of a song, Tchaichowsky's 4th Symphony,
to be exact. And you asked me to do this, as well.
Why, you say. You have not performed in a concert that
was produced by a producer or promoter. You are not
in a performing arts venue, and you did not play in a
syndicated series of music events. Also, I did not buy a CD or
tape of your music from WEA(Warner Electra Asylum) or
Columbia Records(also owned by a parent company).
So, as far as I am concerned I do not owe you any money
for playing your cymbals. You don't even belong to a
union!

I think a moment. Well, what if you find my cymbal crash
on Yahoo! Do you owe me any money then?

No. I pay it to a website. I don't know who it goes to.

Cymbal crasher: Too bad I'll never see any of it. I think
my friend in the reed section is on a file-sharing network.
I'll give him two dollars next time I see him.

David Southerland lives in Goldsboro, North Carolina. he is happily single, does not work but pays his own way. He knows a fair amount about computers after having one for one year, has a beagle, likes important films and comedies, likes Tess Gallagher, listens to The Doors, Weather Report, and Oregon(Ralph Towner's band).