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>hi all: all = fat cats hallo an! l!f 4rm = s!gn!ng avec 01 rekord kompan! = 01 lo.tekk zerf mar!onet = 9o prozent ov l!f 4rm = emplo!d - !.e. lo.tekk zerf mar!onetz. = an! l!f 4rm !ngezt!ng lo.tekk zerf refusz = 01.lo.tekk refusz hallo. 2 dze 01 amalgam ov lo.tekk `art` kr!t!k` !mbez!lz alorz. = konzum > refusz = nett!me = 01 perfa eczampl ov. hvy Wwgwx DUUffw 4EUUfffgwfwwwwwx wx xxw y= B8 II c" a pa Iq 0K KxBN yp A P 4` r NF PG I@ V L@ y` NT LH M` OX 1 % qc O& K0 HK i' xRF xR I 7 Pe Pe PR M( (<)B zR 0H S] xS S. g g H GNL Oq h9kH h! PH cN 7$=! j9j m! L04r o? d1H ft0 a Zm vf Aiy I ty -D 9p A A z< o% zJM i> es u: wIw -L- Gg (O OF xu: W7 WC A wi aN wW p% OI wZ; wp 0` (S Hi R` (\ 0t, +oS Wy N )5 OGo jz=@T z; B? DJ S% 0; jn ZME X: JY ,b +os LV L4 ko 9( L_ GE o` n[ xv 0g a kzc ,B I aeh' H h%A AyR Sv vA Ow LDQu 7*n TrV cE ZP 6T kuu 77 I c] UR 7]?a 1vH +8 e. )' 50 f` I a (/ NT X8 [>3G QmHH oC 9j2]U iv f< gw jDVu7 9] J8T *.i e9n WB S2S iN 3F) -= `schrod!ngrz` kat = jetzt f@ peopl = kom !n all s!zez + zhapez + per4rm man! d!frnt tazkz. satisfaction from a single aspiration a dull oaf that wolf. not a pleasure provoked in becoming an object of another\s wonder. and she\s so pretty n* - juzt ur koupl ov kl!kz - http://www.eusocial.com/242.klik+242.klik >re: the ongoing debate about MP3.com, Napster, and the decentralization of >distribution and freedom of intellectual property... > >Everyone likes the idea of stiffing the fat cats at the top of the >distribution pyramid. To wit, from this article: "Whats at issue in this >case is whether the people in collective control of the American >infotainment industry will continue to wallow in the King Farouk lifestyle >to which their oligopolistic control over the medias distribution systems >have accustomed them." Sure, agreed. No one disputes the inequities >inherent in the present system. > >But what about the artists? > >Who, after all, really gets screwed when no one is able to make a living >from their art? The lawyers and MBAs who run the record companies won't >have a problem getting another job. But the musicians and performing >artists will see a hard living become even harder when a primary source of >support is removed via widespread theft. > >Indirectly, the celebration over the liberation of artistic intellectual >property functions to legitimize theft. Because what Napster does is theft. >You are taking an artist's commodity/product and not compensating them for >it. And the argument that Napster represents an alternative distribution >channel is weak at best. First, you don't earn money from it. Second, you >have to spend money to promote your work so that it doesn't get lost in the >tens of thousands of other works out there. Third, everyone is refusing to >accept any format/plan that involves payment. So it's a lose/lose/lose >prospect for the artist in the long run. Even if you get artistic exposure >or publicity from the Web, you still don't have any viable way to support >yourself. > >Fine, screw the record companies. They've force-fed us banality and dreck >for way too long, while making a killing doing it. But we have to stop >pretending that every artist is like Metallica and already making millions. >The vast majority are struggling to make their voices heard, and we aren't >doing them any favors by removing their ability to make a living doing it. > >Eric > >| Eric Miller >| Senior Designer/New Media >| OakTree.com Web Technology and Development >| 503.517.3800 > >-----Original Message----- >From: McKenzie Wark [mailto:mwark@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au] >Terror in Tune-Town: Music Giants Flail Before Download Upstarts > ><snip> > > >_______________________________________________ >Nettime-bold mailing list >Nettime-bold@nettime.org >http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold