People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
- Paul Simon
Andy Marso: Sounds of silence? Fees spur venues to scrap live music
Nina Paley: Am I a Criminal?
”Naturally I keep up on the latest grim developments in copyright law. The new Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act, which unsurprisingly “is strongly backed by the music and movie industries,” would “(allow) for the Department of Justice to bring civil suits against IP infringers.””
Eliot Van Buskirk: Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries
Cory Doctorow: Labels may be losing money, but artists are making more than ever