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Jay-Z's Favorite New Rapper: Free Music Is The Future
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| But, Olubowale Victor Folarin, who goes by the name Wale (pronounced wah-lay)
| understands the importance of "free" within a business model. After all...
| it's how he got discovered:
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| Initially, he gained attention by making mix tapes available for free on
| the internet. Immediately they caught the eye and ear of musical magpie
| and producer Mark Ronson.
|
| But, wait... wasn't the RIAA telling us that mixtape makers were criminals
| who needed to be thrown in jail while having their homes raided by SWAT
| teams? Looks like Wale understands the lessons of free music:
|
| "Free music is the way for the future. To get your music off the ground
| you've got to give it away for free at first."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090819/1117485928.shtml
Like FOSS or Linux -- give it away, make money by offering value (concerts,
merchandise, advertisements/endorsements, etc).
The Sincerest Form of Lawsuit Bait
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| But Mr. Coltingâs book has nevertheless become a literary cause cÃlÃbre, with
| a number of legal experts, including one from The New York Times, seeking to
| overturn the judgeâs decision. The argument is that the Colting text
| is âtransformativeâ: that instead of being a mere rip-off, it adds something
| original and substantive to Mr. Salingerâs version.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/weekinreview/16mcgrath.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Copyrightâs absolute liability?
http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/?p=3017
Recent:
Radiohead's Thom Yorke Dishes on CD Hatred and the Music Industry
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| Before that joke, though, he was more specific on his opinions of physical
| formats that hold digital media: âI mean, I always hated CDs. Me and Stanley
| [Donwood] always hated CDs. Just a fucking nightmare,â he ranted, adding
| later, âthereâs a process of natural selection going on right now. The music
| business was waiting to die in its current form about twenty years ago. But
| then, hallelujah, the CD turned up and kept it going for a bit. But
| basically, it was dead.â
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http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/156651731/radioheads-thom-yorke-dishes-on-cd-hatred-and-the
Radiohead's Manager: File Sharing Should Be Legal; It's Great For Music
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| This probably isn't much of a surprise given Radiohead's well-publicized
| experiment with letting fans "pay what you want" for its last album, but the
| band's manager has now said that he thinks file sharing should be legal (sent
| in by Ruby), noting:
|
| "We believe file-sharing by peer-to-peer should be legalised. The sharing
| of music where it is not for profit is a great thing for culture and
| music."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090506/0229264765.shtml
Related:
Radiohead, 'Juno' blast onto U.S. pop chart
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| Radiohead's âIn Rainbowsâ album topped the U.S. sales chart this week,
| selling 122,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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| It arrived in stores in CD format on New Year's Day, nearly three months
| after the artsy British rock group unleashed the album to the Web at a cost
| to be determined by the user -- whatever price fans chose to pay, including
| nothing at all.
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2008/01/radiohead-juno.html
Radiohead album bets on fast release, open pricing
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| The release of popular rock group Radiohead's new album next week is the
| latest wake-up call for a music industry still struggling to deal with the
| advent of digital music, experts say.
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http://www.news.com/Radiohead-album-bets-on-fast-release%2C-open-pricing/2100-1025_3-6212107.html?tag=nefd.top
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