Re: [microsound] Time to Pirate (was: Decision on Web radio reached)

[John von Seggern <johnvon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hear hear...does anyone else think the RIAA might have gone too far this
time? The Napster case was just as big as this but a lot of people still
have the sneaking suspicion in the back of their minds that file-sharing is
wrong, I think.

Shutting down US Internet radio, though, and for no good reason, just seems
plain evil, an undisguised power play to extend the monopoly power of the
major labels further into cyberspace. Are we to be left with nothing to
listen to online but ClearChannel.com or other such crap?

It will be interesting to see what happens next. If anyone wants to know
more, check out

http://www.saveinternetradio.org/

Seems like it's already too late to stop this through Congress (unless a new
bill is passed which supercedes current law), looks like it's time for
guerilla action.

And how about a moment of silence for http://www.somafm.com, I'm really
going through Drone Zone withdrawal this week...

Will other countries really follow the misguided lead of the US on this? If
not, it seems like all it will accomplish is to prevent Americans from
webcasting, while still allowing us to listen to stations in other
countries.

John
Digital Cutup Lounge
http://www.digitalcutuplounge.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "under the radar" <analog_life@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <idm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
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Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 2:00 PM
Subject: [microsound] Time to Pirate (was: Decision on Web radio reached)


> Fuck the RIAA, do it yourself and post it up. It's really very simple. 75%
> of the music I'm into doesn't fall within the boundaries of RIAA
territory,
> and of those acts that do, I would be willing to take the risk to play
them
> anyway.
>
> If this goes down without anyone doing this, then this "scene" is
worthless
> and has far less backbone and integrity that anyone outside of this little
> world could have ever imagined.
>
> Stephen/Zygote
> http://www.undertheradar.net
>
> >From: Mitch Stargrove <Mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: idm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [idm] fwd: Decision on Web radio reached
> >