Tag: music

09 Mar 2008

The File-Sharing Papers: A Problem of Academic Journalism?

You may be familiar with the JPE paper on file sharing published about a year ago. For various reasons, it has garnered quite a bit of controversy and criticism, not the least of which comes from Stan Liebowitz. Even as someone who has railed against the idiocracy that is the major media producers, I have [...]

11 Jan 2008

DRM on Audio is Dead, Purchasing Digital Audio Still Sucks

So, they are finally dropping DRM from mp3s. However, DRM is far from dead. E-books are still encumbered by them from most stores (often even if the works themselves are public domain!) not to mention online video. I also wonder if this means DRM will no longer be used on CDs. Plus, the HD formats [...]

24 Dec 2007

Via DeLong: Perhaps the Best Argument for the Destruction of the Music Companies Ever Made

Perhaps the Best Argument for the Destruction of the Music Companies Ever Made

DymaxionWorldJohn
Cogitamus: The Music Industry’s talking points: “Hey, we’re obsolete.”: via Matt, the RIAA gives consumers holiday advice:
Watch for Compilations that are “Too Good to Be True”: Many pirates make “dream compilation” CDs, comprised of songs by numerous artists on different record labels [...]