____/ [H]omer on Friday 14 September 2007 19:15 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Nine Inch Nails' Open Source Remix Album Available as Free Torrent
>
> Now that is freakin' cool.
>
> This is what software (all software, including music and films) /should/
> be. It's not about cost, it's about Freedom.
>
> Go NIN!
This type of distribution could drive big crowds to their concerts where the
_big money_ (for bands, not media moguls) is made. Unlike CDs, torrents are
free (paid for by the listener, which makes payments to ISP). The music itself
is thus only burdened by bandwidth costs.
No middlemen. We have the Internet. The middleman is obsolete.
Very disruptive. Very good for the customers and very good for the bands. For
Robbing Barons -- not so much.
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~~ Best of wishes
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