Re: [microsound] napster shut down

[Michal Seta <mis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Prince kind of did... and the whole thing of using the symbol for 
his 
> name because his label owned his real name...  i thought that was 
> kind of cool, in an anti-system kind of way.
> 
> now he uses Prince again because his contract terms are over...
> 

Yeah, that was cool and a pretty strong point because he lost the 
rights to all his work.  But the problem is that the media (through 
the influence of the multibillion music industry, I suppose) make it 
look like Prince is this arrogant egocentrical bastard artist who 
takes himself for someone else.  And that's bad.  So, for those who 
know more or less the issues with record companies it is a statement.  
For the majority of people, thoug, this is like saying:" You see!  You 
shouldn't mess with people who give you contracts.  Just do your job 
or you'll end up like Prince"!

What I really find weird is that there are artists (I know a few 
personnally) who's aim is to match the "sound" that is currently "in" 
and get a deal with some relatively big record company.  Well, 
arguably, you can't call them "artists" but whatever....  They don't 
always succeed either, but just the fact they try makes me sick.

-MiS