From eric hill Sent Fri, Oct 8th 1999, 18:50
From eric hill Sent Fri, Oct 8th 1999, 18:50
>yeah, there might be something important to the evolution of musical >culture that's possible with the easy distribution of mix tapes, but by the >time it comes down to a tape getting sold for real money at a real store, >you gotta have agreements with all the artists whose work you are >reproducing. yes, once again commerce takes precedence over culture. i expect it from the lawyers, but it bugs me when the public starts "buying" into it. perhaps someday culture will be defined as that which is sanctioned by a company of sufficient economic standing (sony being better for culture than skam, for instance). you sure aren't going to see mariah carey albums pulled off the wall because she's sampling peoples' memories of aretha franklin. eric onnow: winston's mix at warpnet