Music Freedom

PCWorld.com - P2P Companies Take Aim at the RIAA PCWorld.com - P2P Companies Take Aim at the RIAA- A new group criticizes the recording industry for blaming consumers instead of its own failures. Recording Industry vs. the People Recording Industry vs. the People- Collects and shares information about the lawsuits brought against ordinary people by the RIAA and the majors. By Ray Beckermann, business lawye… News.com - File sharing legal in Canada News.com - File sharing legal in Canada- Sharing copyrighted works on peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, a federal judge ruled. NPR : DJ's 'Grey Album' Spurs Dispute NPR : DJ's 'Grey Album' Spurs Dispute- DJ Dangermouse (Brian Burton) took vocals from rapper Jay-Z's "The Black Album," mixed them with instrumentals from The Beatles (known to al… Canada Plays Neutral in File-Sharing War Canada Plays Neutral in File-Sharing War- Article discussing Canada's stand on file-sharing and the industry watchdogs. Policing Pirates in the Networked Age Policing Pirates in the Networked Age- A professor of economics at the University of Texas at Dallas lists reasons why record industry experts failed to prove their assertion that… Free Music Free Music- Supports the Free Music Philosophy, the idea that all people should have the freedom to copy, distribute, and modify music for personal, noncommercial purposes. FAQ, a… The Problem With Music The Problem With Music- Essay by Steve Albini discusses how the monopoly grants (copyrights) have made the music industry so bloated and unproductive.