How Do You Find New Non-RIAA Music?
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| Given the general reaction to the RIAA in comments, I assume that there are a
| number of users that try not to buy from RIAA sources. What alternatives do
| you use - or more importantly - what methods do you use to discover
| alternative sources of music?
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http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/22/181242&from=rss
Big Content asks presidential candidates for more restrictive copyright laws
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| The Copyright Alliance, which counts the MPAA and RIAA amongst its members,
| has sent letters and questionnaires to presidential candidates in an effort
| to determine where they stand on issues relating to intellectual property
| law.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071121-riaampaa-ask-presidential-candidates-for-more-restrictive-copyright-laws.html
http://tinyurl.com/yo8oqz
Recent:
RIAA, MPAA urge pro-copyright vows from presidential candidates
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| One question, for instance, asks: "How would you promote the progress of
| science and creativity, as enumerated in the U.S. Constitution, by upholding
| and strengthening copyright law and preventing its diminishment?"
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9821141-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
The First Thanksgiving
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| Today we have record companies suing moms, we have artists suing record
| companies, we have writers striking on the media. What has caused all of this
| turmoil? Well the rise of the Internet of course!
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http://www.osdcm.com/home/the-first-thanksgiving/
Related:
Fair use boosts US economy more than copyright
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| The CCIA referred to recent estimates of the industry wide value added net
| revenue of fair use versus copyright based industries. Copyright based value
| amounts to $1.3 trillion, whereas fair use value amounts to $2.2 trillion,
| according to the CCIA report. Thus the fair use contribution to the US
| economy is 70 per cent greater than that of copyright.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=42331
Creative Commons Artist Spotlight: Convey
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| Every week, we will introduce our readers to emerging musical artists who
| choose to release their work under Creative Commons licenses.
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http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/12/creative-commons-artist-spotlight-convey/
Nine Inch Nails' Open Source Remix Album Available as Free Torrent
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| Over the past few months, "multiple judges" at 9inchnails.com listened to
| over 200 submissions to the Nine Inch Nails open source remix contest and the
| 21 best remixes are now free to download via torrent or stream via the
| website.
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http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/09/nine-inch-nails.html
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