Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘P2P’

Recording Industry Bans Musician From Charts For Supporting Free Music

So now we’ve got the thought police in the music industry. Now, more than ever, is it crucial that you maintain control over your musical destiny. Long Tail marketing give you the power and freedom to create your own path. read more.
BPI, the UK version of the RIAA, has banned a twelve year-old singer songwriter [...]

Keeping Honest People Honest

This is one of those lists that can piss you off! I’d say that it’s a lot more than embarrassing. It’s down right unethical.
From Embarrassing questions for the entertainment industry:
# The RIAA has sued more than 20,000 music fans for file sharing, yet file sharing continues to rapidly increase both online and offline. When will [...]

Integral Copyright

Copyright (from Wikipedia):
It appears publishers, rather than authors, were the first to seek restrictions on copying printed works. Given that publishers now obtain the copyright from the authors as a condition of mass reproduction of a work, one of the criticisms of the current system is that it benefits publishers more than it does authors. [...]

Arctic Monkeys: Rock’s First Web Success?

From Wired: Rock’s First Web Success?
The U.K. indie quartet Arctic Monkeys has built a loyal following thanks to internet word-of-mouth, P2P and grass-roots promotion. Here’s how giving away songs for free can help you sell hundreds of thousands of records. In Monkey Bites.
They encouraged file sharing. They wrote good songs. They broke records.
The music industry [...]

No Mr. Ballmer, You Cannot Have the Web

RSS made it possible for everyone to participate in publishing on equal technological footing with NYT.
Specifically for musicians, blogging and podcasting make it possible for musicians to participate in music publishing on better technological footing than the major labels.
The kicking-and-screaming RIAA is clinging to CDs while digital delivery of music via P2P is winning the [...]