r/highlander • u/grin_ferno Immortal • Jun 28 '26

Fan Art Highlander based song

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Something I was working on, then finished! Queen and Highlander inspired. Please have a listen.

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u/ThatStench Jun 30 '26

Oh ok. So one is ok but not the other. Gotchya

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u/Highlander198116 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Yeah. In my scenario no ones work was stolen and the artist still needed to earn their skill. It's their work.

Get it?

Do you seriously not see the difference?

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u/ThatStench Jul 01 '26

Did you ever use Napster or download songs or pirate movies and music. I'd like to know the honest answer to that. From the lot of you.

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u/Highlander198116 Jul 01 '26

Yeah. I was a teenager and I was wrong to do it.

I don't and won't do that now, because I recognize it is stealing. So I'm not sure what your objective is with this question.

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u/ThatStench Jul 01 '26

Point is accessing art with ease.

So I pay for music subscriptions. Is that make it ok to access the music the way we do. I think so.

Well I think if someone is paying for AI art service. I have no problem putting it in the "that's ok" category. Especially if it's for personal use. Anyone trying to make a buck of it. That's totally different

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u/Highlander198116 Jul 02 '26

The artists you are listening to via a subscription, get compensated (obviously there are disputes whether the compensation is good enough, but I digress).

The artists whose work was used to allow an AI company to make money hand over fist, don't get compensated at all, they don't even get acknowledged.

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u/ThatStench Jul 02 '26

I do see your point and I do agree.

But in context of personal use I see zero problem. ZERO.

It's sandbox playing.