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NYT Opinion Piece on DRM And P2P

Posted by Zonk on from the good-morning-music dept.

bsartist writes "The NYT is running an opinion piece written by a working musician who has a pretty healthy dislike of copy protection and DRM. From the article: 'As for musicians, we are left to wonder how many more people could be listening to our music if it weren't such a hassle, and how many more iPods might have our albums on them if our labels hadn't sabotaged our releases with cumbersome software.'"

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  1. Where is Karl Marx when you need him? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can almost hear the speeches about "...when the musicians control the means of production"...

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  2. I can't help but wonder by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't help but wonder, how many more people would have RTFA had it not been encumbered by an account system.

  3. Re:Quit wondering and drop the label! by CyricZ · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is your contention that it's not possible to both have integrity and work in the professional music industry?

    Yes. Unless it's gangsta integrity we're talking about. Then when u rappin' in da hood like dat mutha Fiddy Cent u gotz da big momma integrityz yo! Wurrrrrrrrrrdddd homie.

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  4. There There, Labels by Bob9113 · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's OK labels. Don't cry now. There there. Yes, stop sniffling. It's OK. I know your customers and your vendors hate you, but it's OK. The politicians, lobbyists, and, well, you still love you.

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