Alyson Sez:
In 2007, Radiohead broke the rules and released an entire album ‘In Rainbows’ on the internet with a ‘pay what you like’ policy, but today the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) are targeting blogs which are hosting the album and have issued warnings to Google to warn, disable or suspend the accounts of those blogs.
I don’t understand, everyone had the possibility to download the album for nothing with the artists’ consent, so why wouldn’t it be possible anymore?
It may be a desperate attempt from the industry to regain control over Radiohead’s bold action.
I can’t wait for Thom Yorke’s answer, it would be logical to see him take the defense of these bloggers.
Iman Sez:
Readers might remember rock nyc reported tha googles blogger (the one we use) took don and destroyed a number of very popular blogs because of complaints they were illegally giving away mp3s. Around the time, Brett wrote that the morals of downloading were murky. Even if an artist chooses to publicise his work doesn’t mean they choose to give it away forever.
Just the other day a popstar we cover got in touch with us to say she was selling her EP on line and would we stop giving it away.
Of course, we never embed mp3s on rock nyc for that sorta reason
a) it is too big a pain in the ass
b) artists don’t REALLY like it, they wanna do it themselves.
and
c) even when they give permission they can always take it back
Plus you have nazi bastards from google and RIAA on your dick all the time.
Alyson is right, it’s ridiculous.
Welcome to the modern world.