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Wired Releases Creative Commons Sampling CD

Posted by timothy on from the mash-with-garlic-and-basil dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In this month's issue of Wired Magazine, there is an included CD featuring songs from The Beastie Boys, David Byrne, among others. The unique thing about the CD is that all of the tracks are released under Creative Commons Licences, making them legal to share."

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  1. So, it's legal to download ... by dougmc · · Score: 3, Funny

    So it sounds like a job for Bittorrent!

  2. Metallica? by Nos. · · Score: 5, Funny

    Funny, I don't see anything from Metallica on this CD.

    1. Re:Metallica? by edalytical · · Score: 3, Funny

      I hear they're releasing some lipstick under creative commons.

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    2. Re:Metallica? by metlin · · Score: 4, Funny

      They said "music" !

      PS - I listen to them too :-)

  3. Re:MPAA by syousef · · Score: 5, Funny

    MPAA is Motion Picture Association of America, has nothing to do with music, I believe.

    They don't have much to do with movies either. Just with suing people.

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