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Can Newspapers Save Local Music?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the localization-localization-localization dept.

impaler writes: "Roblimo has posted a great piece over at NewsForge about how the Washington Post and other newspapers are hosting MP3 download sites for local musicians and how the sites are actually very popular. An interesting read." Just because the "music industry" works a certain way right now doesn't mean that all change is bad; Bruce Springsteen is apparently finding that he doesn't need much beyond a lock and key to keep the Internet hordes from passing around his albums before they're released, and the musicians on the Washington Post site seem to like being there.

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  1. Re:how about .. by MORTAR_COMBAT! · · Score: 2, Funny

    more to the point would be a nice napster-like service run on sealand... my wife hates morpheus/kazaa/grokster/bearshare/etc. with napster, i was approved to purchase cd-burners, faster computers, wireless internet, DSL... now with napster gone, so has the "computer purchasing department" funding...

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  2. Re:Unfortunate for you, I guess by Xerithane · · Score: 2, Funny

    My area is significantly smaller than NY, Chicago, LA, etc.

    Don't worry kid, that's normal. Not everyone can be in porn.

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  3. Can't resist... by r_barchetta · · Score: 3, Funny


    I mean has anyone ever been attacked by a tiger while reading something on your screen?

    Nope. The tiger is for defending yourself against people attacking you with fresh fruit.

    Sorry, it's been that sort of day.

    -r

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