(Yet Another Music Post)
current tune: none
this article on slashdot really got my goat. playing CD's is not a privilege. when i purchase something called an audio CD, the name implies that it conforms to Phillips' red book spec. i assume that it will play in my audio CD drive (on my computer or elsewhere) which conforms to the same spec. if it does not, Phillips should be suing the entity that falsely used their logo and name. phillips has the right to distinguish beween rights an priviliges, mr. kyyrä, not you, and not me.
it's awfully hard not to lose faith in the systems that bring music to me. most music in the US is sold through wal-mart or best buy, who won't stock most non-RIAA albums. the radio's been bought by the music industry for nearly as long as it's been around (payola), and even the stores that seem to really care about the music (tower records) are price fixing.
the only bit of recent news about the music industry that hasn't been completely depressing was the chumbawumba effect. even though the tracking system is being used by and for the greedy bastards, the fact that it exists means that the ideas of the blur conference already have the means to their end. I'm holding out for an ASCAP-like solution because right now, artists aren't getting paid. The industy's greed isn't benefitting the end users, nor is it benefitting the artists.
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You’re right on the mark here, Adam. Though I didn’t read all of your links I did read the one to which you refered on Slashdot. It seems to me that that industry is shooting itself in the foot lately with things like this.
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