His Music Rights

That A. R. Rahman is very much advanced on the muscial front is now a cliche'. But here is glimpse of his 'advanced' vision as far as music production and rights goes. While music companies are going into the futile anti-piracy mode, Rahman thinks about the inevitable and wants changes accordingly. In the age of mp3s and iPods such matters demand a new perspective. Music ownership needs to be redefined.

Kudos to Rahman. As he says in the above linked article, his proposed change is being opposed (no surprise!). That means losing out on some good projects for him and also time gained to work on his own private album. Disciples like me rejoice!