How Should Electronic Musicians Deal With File Sharing?

While researching an The Analog Roland Orchestra, a one man band (Michal Matlak) that makes music with vintage Roland gear, I noticed an interesting comment on the group’s Facebook page that highlights the human cost of unauthorized file sharing: “One week after releasing “Home”, some great guys uploaded it already on the internet. It’s very sad because this… Read More How Should Electronic Musicians Deal With File Sharing?

Steve Jobs Challenges Music Industry To End DRM’d Downloads

Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted a surprising statement on the company’s site yesterday, challenging the music industry to abandon DRM (copy protection) on digital music downloads.Jobs outlines three possible futures for digital music: Continue as is it is now, with each manufacturer competing freely with their own “top to bottom” proprietary systems for selling, playing… Read More Steve Jobs Challenges Music Industry To End DRM’d Downloads