Lots of Reason Online today.
Ever since being inspired by Gizmodo’s Boycott of the RIAA in March, I’ve been debating in my head the best way to get music from artists that I listen to who are on RIAA labels. I’d like to probably get the new Nine Inch Nails album and the new Wilco album that is coming out next week. At the same time, I don’t want to really give money to RIAA record labels.
I came to the conclusion that I wouldn’t have a personal ethical problem if I bought the albums used. The record labels wouldn’t see any of my money, and the bands eventually get my money because I like to go to shows.
Disturbingly, the other day Jacob posted about a few laws being passed in various states through influence of the music industry that impose heavy burdens on buyers and sellers of used CDs. The laws are so restrictive that they have already resulted in some record stores simply getting out of the used CD business altogether and pulling used titles from the aisles.
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It may be old news, but as I was browsing through Rolling Stone (a free subscription just started coming to me, I don’t know why), I saw this little bit about the Universal Music Group, the RIAA, and Nine Inch Nails:
Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record company, recently launched a worldwide crackdown against Nine Inch Nails fans who posted songs from the band’s new album, Year Zero, on music blogs. But according to sources close to NIN, the label didn’t realize that frontman Trent Reznor leaked the tracks on purpose, as part of an elaborate marketing campaign for the disc…
One song-poster who was billed and sent a cease-and-desist letter reported that a month later
“Universal contacted me, stating that all of this was a big mistake. Some persons weren’t aware of what other persons were doing.” The company returned his money and invited him to see a NIN show and meet the band.
Jessica had originally tipped me off about this track-leaking phenomenon some months ago by pointing me to her friend Patrick’s site, where he’d gathered up some coverage of it. I haven’t really been keeping up, but it sounded like a fascinating plan. Too bad the record companies are full of morons.
I upgraded WordPress to version 2.1.3 today. It was about time. I also read this:
I’ve been pretty much Window-free on my personal computer for about three months now. I started a new blog to document my foray into the world of Linux.
That is all.
Mostly school work today.
Jesus! originally uploaded by mrwilloby.
I had to pose with it.
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I read quite a few articles and other such stuff online most days, but I never talk about it with anyone usually. I don’t keep track of it either. I figured I could use this “web log” as it is to just link to them for my own purposes and maybe someone else will care.
