Sorry, I don't see where PG said that songs weren't property at all.
He's saying the definition of that particular property is changing, but that doesn't mean it is non-existent.
With software, music, movies and books, what's changing is the notion that the copying of a piece of work is the creation of new property, hence deserving of the unit cost of all the work that went into the creation of the original material.
It's not that a new song belongs to everyone by default, it's that the math is skewed.
Software developers have figured this out already - which is why you can buy an app for $.99 instantly.
The producers of other material haven't adjusted. Although unlike pg I don't think it has anything to do with bonuses, and everything to do with the fact that the entire production-enabling industry has become obsolete; especially for music, but soon enough for movies as well and books as well.
The content producer doesn't need a gatekeeper to help create physical copies his book or song, then distribute these to selected merchants around the world.
He needs an editor and a marketing firm to get the word out, and that's it.
He's saying the definition of that particular property is changing, but that doesn't mean it is non-existent.
With software, music, movies and books, what's changing is the notion that the copying of a piece of work is the creation of new property, hence deserving of the unit cost of all the work that went into the creation of the original material.
It's not that a new song belongs to everyone by default, it's that the math is skewed.
Software developers have figured this out already - which is why you can buy an app for $.99 instantly.
The producers of other material haven't adjusted. Although unlike pg I don't think it has anything to do with bonuses, and everything to do with the fact that the entire production-enabling industry has become obsolete; especially for music, but soon enough for movies as well and books as well.
The content producer doesn't need a gatekeeper to help create physical copies his book or song, then distribute these to selected merchants around the world.
He needs an editor and a marketing firm to get the word out, and that's it.