Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Music is not a loaf of bread, it can't be "stolen"
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy is part of the growing
> | group of artists that understands that there's more
> | to music than selling pieces of plastic, and suing
> | your fans.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | For those who are interested in the copyright debate,
> | here's a presentation by Larry Lessig titled "Who
> | owns Culture". The presentation served as an intro
> | to conversation about p2p and free culture by Jeff
> | Tweedy and Larry Lessig.
> `----
>
> http://torrentfreak.com/music-is-not-a-loaf-of-bread-it-cant-be-stolen/
>
> Also yesterday:
>
> Internet propels Weird Al's album into Billboard Top 10
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | What happened to propel Weird Al into sudden success after
> | all this time? Well, aside from his continually-witty
> | song parodies, he names the Internet as the main reason
> | why his most recent singles and album have exploded. The
> | music video of "White and Nerdy," parody of the
> | Chamillionaire song "Ridin' (Dirty)," spread like
> | wildfire over video sites such as YouTube upon its
> | release, appealing to an entirely new audience of
> | connected youngsters who may not have otherwise heard
> | of the artist.
> `----
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061024-8064.html
>
> Attempts to control the customers simply drive them away.
I like the video so much that I'll be buying a copy of the song/cd when I
see it...
RIAA... who needs it??
--
Jerry McBride
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