Art Quote by Billy Cannon

Copyright is not the thing that makes artists money, it's only for their brokers and distributors.

— Peter Sunde

The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer.

— Robin Gross

We safeguard the right to attribution very strongly. After all, what we are fighting for is the intent of copyright as it is described…

— Rick Falkvinge

We artists stick ourselves out. This in itself deserves respect.

— Robert Genn

I think if the copyright regime focuses on the people we are supposed to be helping, the artists and creators, and builds a system…

— Lawrence Lessig

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

— Ai Weiwei

I firmly believe artists should be paid for what they create.

— Mark Hoppus

I believe that artists should be paid for their creativity. There's no other industry where people can come in and take what you create…

— Mark Hoppus

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

— Ai Weiwei

I always maintain that artists do not have any responsibility to do anything except cause no harm and do whatever we want to do…

— Ezra Furman

That's what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world.…

— Tracy Chapman

I don't think any one person, whether artist or not, has been given permission by anyone to put the responsibility of the way things…

— Robert Rauschenberg