GNU Public License Music

What a novel idea: applying the openness of the Linux project to music (article). The knee-jerk reaction for musicians is to want strict copyrights over their music; however, copying music is not entirely hurtful because it creates word of mouth. When someone hears an artist's music, he or she is more likely to attend a live performance and buy a CD. Maybe one day, no one will purchase CDs at all, and musicians will earn money in new, inconceivable ways. Who knows? Maybe we will be listening to GPL music; it will be open source, freely available for all to alter and redistribute. It could happen.