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Music consumers across multiple generations, while supporting artists, have expected a certain degree of freedom with the music playback technology placed in th
by beloch 6y ago
Music consumers across multiple generations, while supporting artists, have expected a certain degree of freedom with the music playback technology placed in their hands. Whether it was recording a custom mix-tape for a special friend full of copied tracks or ripping a stream to play back on demand, there are certain things that most people see as reasonable and harmless.
RIAA made a habit of attacking things seen as reasonable and harmless and has earned a reputation for being unreasonable and harmful. Musicians deserve better. Ultimately, they are the bosses here. Perhaps someday they'll start acting like it.
- na85 6y ago>Musicians deserve better. Some do. I seem to recall Nirvana being outspoken of their corporate attack dogs the RIAA back in the Napster days when the RIAA was with a straight face claiming damages that totaled more money than was in circulation, globally.
- daniel-thompson 6y agoDo you mean Metallica? South Park did an episode about how ridiculous their arguments against Napster were[1]. I don't remember Nirvana weighing in on the RIAA's side (incidentally, Nirvana disbanded in 1994 after the death of Kurt Cobain; Napster was founded in 1999). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Rock_Hard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Rock_Hard
- arpa 6y agoIt was metallica.
- na85 6y agoMy bad, mixed up Metallica and Nirvana in my head. I don't listen to metal, obviously. Can't edit.
- backtoyoujim 6y agoDoes anyone think that music company executives (the boss's boss) have ever paid money for mp3s, cds, tapes, 8-tracks, and vinyl ?
- nitrogen 6y agoMusic and video production software tends to have some of the craziest DRM, so that should tell you what the audience for that software is like.