I find this very interesting and can’t wait for the band to comment on it….
In 2007 ,following their release from EMI, Radiohead released their seventh studio album “In rainbows” as a download for “pay what you like”, before the CD went on sale in record shops. Now the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has issued Google with a take-down notice for blogger sites containing these digital files, as well as other albums.
While Radiohead may have stopped short of releasing the recording under a creative commons license for free, I think this poses an interesting question. Did Radiohead complain to RIIA prompting this take-down notice or can RIIAhave stepped over their remit?
The reason I find this interesting is because it doesn’t seem like something Radiohead would complain about. Yes, the limited time offer of “pay what you like” for the download was still a commercial offering, but it gave big clues of whatRadiohead were already thinking then… that the future of music distribution would involve free, and free of restrictions content… and that a bands earning potential will come more in touring, which can only be helped by unrestricted access of their music for everyone.
Maybe I am wrong, and will issue updates on this post based on the band’s and the industry’s response. I would just love for RIIA to have gone ahead of themselves and end up getting their filthy fascist knuckles wrapped.
What do you think?
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dave August 04 2010 08:36 am
Yeah, I noticed, but it's Radiohead that caught my attention, due to the nature of that release and that I wouldn't have expected Radiohead (Who I consider very switched on to the idea of unrestricted access to music), to be issuing take-downs, and wonder what they make of it.
I haven't looked at the sites yet, but be interesting to see if it is just links to the music they contain, and whether google have to comply if it is just links.
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honestjayAugust 4, 2010 1:41 pm
to me, it kind of looks again like the fatfuckingcats are worried that their profits profits may be affected by the inevitable move towards free access to music. Why else would they care? with bands like acdc able to generate music. Why else would they care? with bands like acdc able to generate sums like £50 million from one year’s touring, hence they are able to’scrape by’, it looks clear to me that it is the fatfucking cats worried that their fat pockets are going to get lighter. fuck them, the governing their fat pockets are going to get lighter. fuck them, the governing regulatory bodies, the government and the system.
dave August 05 2010 21:03 pm
All about the profits. only it looks like RIAA may have fucked up.
It may have issued the DMCA take down notice in protection of the commercial rights of EMI as one of it's clients. Only it refers a lot to sites containing links to Radiohead's "In Rainbow", which has fuck-all to do with EMI. They recorded that after they were released from their EMI contract.
What will happen about it? Nothing. RIAA, The US equivalent of the BPI here in the UK have the power to take people to court over a few innocent music files and can issue take down notices left right and center, to service providers under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). But there is very little to no legal repercussion to them if they fuck up and misrepresent an artist.
Only thing that can be done is to embarras them a bit by dragging their name in the mud.
Not that they have any kind of good name to protect anyway.
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paisleyAugust 3, 2010 8:50 pm
Dave,
It seems like it’s not just Radiohead, and it’s a DMCA letter of notice.. Google has 48 hours to take blogs down.