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A musician defends file-sharing, debunks the RIAA

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cypherpunksPerson was signed in when posted
07-02-2002
11:07 PM ET (US)
 How come there aren't any essays by musicians opposed to file sharing? Do they all favor it? Or are they afraid of looking bad to their fans if they take an unpopular stance?
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tompoePerson was signed in when posted
07-02-2002
05:01 PM ET (US)
 Hi: As part of our project, we encourage musicians to place their works in the Public Domain. Sounds scary, but interestingly, there are variations on the Public Domain thing, just like there are variations on copyright that let musicians put out demos for radio stations.

Want to learn more? Check out: http://www.creativecommons.org/ or email me at: tompoe@renonevada.net and I'll try to answer your questions.
thanks, Tom
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
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frayingPerson was signed in when posted
07-02-2002
03:01 PM ET (US)
 Oh, wow. I grew up listening to Janis Ian. And now here she is talking about MP3s. Freaky.

I'm glad someone is finally saying this: MP3 is the new radio. Since radio has become so over-commercialized, artists and consumers had to turn somewhere to connect with listeners in a free and easy way. The internet is just the place, and p2p makes it easy. We all know mp3s create sales. It's cool that Janis Ian is talking about it, too. The more the artists talk back to the RIAA, the more likely it is that they'll get the message.
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MothrafuggerPerson was signed in when posted
07-02-2002
12:02 PM ET (US)
 This is a wonderful piece. No slagging Courtney Love, though; Love's style is different, but just as articulate.

I'm going to print out a copy of this and send it to my senators.
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VelmaPerson was signed in when posted
07-02-2002
11:51 AM ET (US)
 Credit where credit is due: I got that link through Vicki Rosenzweig's weblog, YAWL: http://www.panix.com/~vr/yawl.html.

(Though I do read Janis Ian's website regularly.)
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