http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10100/how-copyright-law-changed-hip-hop/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:40:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10100/how-copyright-law-changed-hip-hop/#comment-167501 Cwalk Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:21:37 +0000 /?p=10100#comment-167501 Seems kinda true... Seems kinda true…

]]> http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/10100/how-copyright-law-changed-hip-hop/#comment-729 MaisonBisson.com » Blog Archive » DRM: Bad For Customers, Bad For Publishers Sat, 06 Aug 2005 12:24:18 +0000 /?p=10100#comment-729 [...] In short, the value of these music publishers’ back catalogs is dependent on passionate individuals sharing their love and creating a buzz. Hip hop culture was created by sampling music that the record companies had largely forgotten. That sampling renewed interest in the original works and created a huge market for material that would have otherwise sat on the shelf. Artists can ask to try such things now, but the fact is that content owners just say no. DRM and overbearing copyright law eliminates the power of fans to spread the joy. [...] [...] In short, the value of these music publishers’ back catalogs is dependent on passionate individuals sharing their love and creating a buzz. Hip hop culture was created by sampling music that the record companies had largely forgotten. That sampling renewed interest in the original works and created a huge market for material that would have otherwise sat on the shelf. Artists can ask to try such things now, but the fact is that content owners just say no. DRM and overbearing copyright law eliminates the power of fans to spread the joy. [...]

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