Don´t Download this song

"Cause you start out stealing songs/then you're robbing liquor stores/and selling crack/and running over schoolkids with your car"

Weird Al har gjort det igen!




Fed sang Al - også selvom det efterhånden er ved at være lidt last year alt det der med at downloade musik. Myspace (hvor Weird Al også holder til) har annonceret at de vil udgive primært mindre bands (mere her). Jeg ved ikke helt.. hvis jeg havde et band ville jeg nok være lidt skeptisk over at signe med et label, som man siger, hvis øverste chef hedder Ruper Murdoch... I mellemtiden har EMI sluttet sig til Universal i planerne om at aktiveres deres bagkataloger og stille dem til rådighed kvit og frit (men med DRM) via tjenesten SpiralFrog. Det lyder som om musikcheferne er begyndt at til Chris Anderson og hans Long Tail-argumenter. Det er spændende, spændende hvad der sker for tiden.

"SpiralFrog CEO Robin Kent argues that ad-supported, free music should combat the problem of piracy. The agreements with Universal and EMI "represent clear signs that the music industry recognizes the revenue potential of an advertising-supported business model that [offers] a high-quality alternative to illegal file-sharing sites which are often characterized by poor-quality music, missing song details and spyware," said Kent.

The free service now has two labels on board, including the one with the world's largest catalog. At this point, there is little for Warner Music Group and Sony BMG to lose by signing on, so don't be surprised to see their catalogs available at launch". (mere her)