This is a link to an article written by John Snyder (president of Artist House Records, a board member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, and a 32-time Grammy nominee).
This has to be the best summary of all the arguments for digital music I've read. He quotes a lot of articles I've already read, but sums them all up together nicely, especially for those looking for a nice "catch-up" on the current state of affairs. Quite simply fantastic and insightful stuff. Though I admit I was already biased toward his lines of thought.
fairly long, but well, well worth it. Please read.
I like the opening quote from Thomas Jefferson, about the philosophy behind "intellectual property". Wow, back in the day when the US had thinkers and philosphers as presidents instead of businessmen.
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by the way that should be "...Article ...
by the way that should be "...Article on Salon", not "Salom". But "Salom" to everyone on NZM and peace be with you.
Even more interesting is the article by ...
Even more interesting is the article by Janis Ian at http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html as this gives an artist's perspective on the debate. At the end of the day, I'd see it appropriate that it be the artist who has most say as to whether their work is to be freely downloaded or not. Not those who want to listen and not the record companies. The recording industry is, rightly, concerned as to where its place is to be if musicians can get into direct relationships via the internet.
yep myshkin, That is a great ...
yep myshkin,
That is a great article, and Snyder quotes her and points to that article. It is important to note that John Snyder is also representing artists interests, as he is submitting this as a board member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, and is attempting to persuasde NARAS and artists to take the reigns, instead of the RIAA.
the article blub: "A record executive and his son make a formal case for freely downloading music. The gist: 50 million Americans can't be wrong." is a really bad intro to the article. As
he is actually the president of a small label called 'Artist House Records', not some big label. and is a grammy winning music producer (though not in my main tastes, jazz).