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?

TechDirt’s Michael Masnick On The State Of The Music Industry

This video captures Michael Masnick’s Learning From What’s Working: Success Stories From The Music Commerce Frontier. Masnick is the founder of TechDirt – a technology blog that has been a vocal critic of the music industry’s approach to technology, especially DRM and its opposition to P2P file sharing. You can safely skip the first 2… Read More TechDirt’s Michael Masnick On The State Of The Music Industry