Music theft is a very serious issue that have affected slot of artist and musicians. Music theft is when someone uses another person's song without permission. It can me the melodies, lyrics, or other parts of the song. There are various ways music theft can happen, such as coping a song and pass it out as their own or use a part of the song without giving out credit to the original owner or creator.
When someone claim ownership or steal a song, the original creator lose control of the song and can't make a dime from it. This very act can cause a very big financial losses original artist, music producer, and also the record lebel. This have hurt several artist reputation over the past decades. Just imagine working tirelessly to make a song, only to wake up one day to hear someone else take credit for it and make money from the very song you worked tirelessly for. It's not right and it's unfair.
Music theft can also stop creativity in music. When artist are scared of being accused of stealing, they will lose the interest to try out new things. Music is supposed to be a self expression kind of thing. But music theft can make music sound the same. Whenever artist are scared of taking a bold step to risk, it can kill their creativity.
It's advisable artists should register their music with government if needed be, if they want to protect themselves. This will actually prove that they own their music. It's also ok to check if their music sound like someone own. If it doesn't sound like another artist song they will need to ask for permission to use it. It's simply called getting clearance
Artist should get help from music experts, such as lawyer and publishers, this people will help artists protect their music and make sure they are not stolen
I know of a music theft middle of last year hear in Nigeria even though the news didn't go viral because the artist wasn't financially stable to pursue the case. This upcoming artist released his song and few weeks later a famous artist released exact concept. It was disheartened
This thing called music theft isn't just a problem to popular artists. It can happen to anyone who create music or is into music.
That's why it's so important for artists to take steps to protect themselves. By registering their music, checking for similarities, and getting help from experts, artists can keep their music safe and avoid the consequences of musical theft.
Music theft is a serious case and have affected many artists. It has cause them financial losses, hurt their reputations and also stop them from being creative.
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