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Steve Albini: The Music Industry Is a Parasite -- and Copyright Is Dead

Posted by timothy on from the but-how's-the-marrow? dept.

journovampire sends word of another thought-provoking rant from Steve Albini (mentioned here last a few years back for his paean to the beauty of analog tape for recording): The veteran producer addressed an audience in Barcelona on Saturday: "The old copyright model – the person who creates something owns it and anyone else that wants to use it or see it has to pay them – has expired."

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  1. Don't forget -- /. supressing SF malware bunding: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod up and keep the protest going --

    SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows’ account, wraps installer in bundle-pushing adware

    http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/

  2. Re: Yes, but because by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And yet apparently a majority of Slashdotters will still steal their stuff.

  3. Re: Yes, but because by KGIII · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I disagree and would like you to provide an citation that the majority of musicians are producing on their own without a record label AND are "doing well" which we can easily assume to be defined as making their entire income from said music. I could find no such evidence and thus will assume the status quo is still in effect until I have evidence to the contrary.

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    "So long and thanks for all the fish."