Tag Archives: RIAA

Why artists (should) support piracy

Joep Hegger | 11 September 2011, 11:45 am | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Considering the severely limiting effects of current copyright and the culture industries, artists are better off supporting piracy – financially, artistically and morally.

Legal vs. Illegal: Understanding Dutch Copyright

Megan Adams | 23 July 2011, 2:40 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , ,

If one were to compare the Netherlands to the United States on just a topical issues alone it would seem like oil and water.  The obvious differences, are well, just that – obvious (no need to discuss coffee shops, socialism and the red light district here).  As an expat and self proclaimed geek, the thing that I have found to…

What are the ‘Music Industries’?

Chris Castiglione | 06 August 2009, 3:05 am | 4 comments | tags: , , , ,

The term ‘music industry’ is a misnomer. In reality the ‘music industry’ is not one industry, it is several independent industries. This is an important distinction because if we say that there is a “crisis in the music industry” it suggests an equal amount of misfortune for everyone (musicians, the recording industry, the live-music industry, Internet radio, etc.) and in…