Remixing

In my opinion, remixing is an honest musical art, based on inspiration and prior ideas. Many artists, even prolific ones such as Phillip Glass, encourage remixing and believe that it can only push the boundaries of music and sound for the better. So we have the wills of the artist vs. the wills of the industry. In the end money has to be made and the labels want every bit of it. This is not to say there are not artists that support the current copyright laws, as we saw with Metallica. It is usually the more wealthy musicians that care to pursue legal action.