Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is a real problem

2016-02-20 Thread Paul M
On Sat, 2016-02-20 at 09:16 -0600, J.B. Nicholson wrote: > I believe most popular label artist's copyrights aren't held by the artist, > I believe that copyright is signed over to the label when the artist/band > signs a contract with the label. That's really only true of Major label releases

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is a real problem

2016-02-20 Thread Adam Van Ymeren
On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Fabio Pesari wrote: > On 02/20/2016 04:16 PM, J.B. Nicholson wrote: >> >> That strikes me as a matter of taste and siding with power; you won't find >> Magnatune's artists or work on the more widely-advertised label releases >> either. I find it more valuable to fi

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Solving the prisoner's dilemma in crowdfunding

2016-02-20 Thread Aaron Wolf
On 02/20/2016 02:31 AM, gmail gregor wrote: > Hi Aaron, > > umm, firstly - i've been following libreplanet discussion group for a > couple of years. Because i find the problematic it covers interesting > (obviously). Still, this is my first letter. > > Just quickly went over snowdrift.coop and le

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is a real problem

2016-02-20 Thread Fabio Pesari
On 02/20/2016 04:16 PM, J.B. Nicholson wrote: > > That strikes me as a matter of taste and siding with power; you won't find > Magnatune's artists or work on the more widely-advertised label releases > either. I find it more valuable to figure out what I like by listening to > the music for myse

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is a real problem

2016-02-20 Thread Andres Pacheco
Now we're getting somewhere! "It would benefit the argument for copyright reform to frame the debate in terms of how most media is licensed" "...copyright is signed over to the label when the artist/band signs a contract with the label" So, if we know the answer, the whole thing seems to me an ex

[libreplanet-discuss] DRM is a real problem

2016-02-20 Thread J.B. Nicholson
Fabio Pesari wrote: While I appreciate Magnatune's offer, it is a cultural ghetto (you won't find The Smiths, Depeche Mode or Nick Drake there), just like Jamendo. That strikes me as a matter of taste and siding with power; you won't find Magnatune's artists or work on the more widely-advertis

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Solving the prisoner's dilemma in crowdfunding

2016-02-20 Thread gmail gregor
Hi Aaron, umm, firstly - i've been following libreplanet discussion group for a couple of years. Because i find the problematic it covers interesting (obviously). Still, this is my first letter. Just quickly went over snowdrift.coop and let me join in thanking you for the effort. Also for many po

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is the straw man

2016-02-20 Thread Fabio Pesari
On 02/20/2016 10:24 AM, Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote: > If everybody listened to magnatune, jamendo and similar sites > more music would be available. and DRM and the laws that > defend it become irrelevant. Not if that music is released under nonfree ND/NC licenses, and both Magnatune and Jamend

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is the straw man (was: buying CDs VS Digital Downloads)

2016-02-20 Thread Andrés Muñiz Piniella
El 20 de febrero de 2016 09:10:18 GMT+00:00, Fabio Pesari escribió: >On 02/20/2016 02:25 AM, J.B. Nicholson wrote: > >Back to Magnatune, if you only listen to music released on it, you >won't >have much of a cultural life. If that has to be case, you might as well >go all the way and listen to l

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] DRM is the straw man (was: buying CDs VS Digital Downloads)

2016-02-20 Thread Fabio Pesari
On 02/20/2016 02:25 AM, J.B. Nicholson wrote: > > There are sources that distribute DRM-free recordings that work excellently > with free software. Magnatune.com, for instance, will sell you unlimited > access to their library in a variety of formats (including FLAC) for a > one-time fee and the