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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Let me address this straight up. Politics is not usually a topic that us Internet Geeks, or Music Geeks care about all that much, but if you follow my twitter stream or short posts (hopefully you are still following after my 6 week long rant), you will have noticed how engrossed I have been with political topics of late. Like most internet Geeks, the Digital Economy Bill saga had me compelled. Let me tell you why this was so important.