Indie-Rock revolution
p2p news / p2pnet: An article on SaveTheInternet.com, set up as part of the discussion in the USA about network neutrality, includes the following :
For musicians, net neutrality means they should have the unfettered ability to make their work available to potential fans without undue interference from corporate gatekeepers. Similarly, music fans should have the ability to access this music via a range of legitimate business models. Net neutrality also ensures the continued innovation that has spurred the growth of the indie sector, the transition to a legitimate digital economy and, more widely, consumer adaptation of broadband services.
The attack on neutrality is just the latest attempt to put the Internet genie back in the bottle, with technological mandates like the DMCA (1996 WIPO treaties) and the "broadcast flag" type legislation being far more harmful.
Hopefully the growing number of musicians releasing songs about these issues will be heard over the static of the old-economy lobby groups (CRIA/RIAA,etc).
Russell McOrmond – p2pnet contributing editor
[McOrmond is an independent author (software and non-software) who uses modern business models and licensing (Free/Libre and Open Source Software, Creative Commons). He's also the CLUE policy coordinator.]
June 16th, 2006 at 11:09 pm
The Indie movement is more likely fueled by fears of ROOTKITS like the ones that Sony and it’s subsidiaries installed on CDs … even without artists’ knowledge or consent!!!