From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Thu, Oct 15th 1998, 04:54
From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Thu, Oct 15th 1998, 04:54
Sean (thank you, Sean, lost your e-addy so here's an indirect thanks) addressed two very important points on sound on the Internet: legality and storage ( I managed to erase his original post off my computer, unfortunately). What it comes down to is: "you can tape radio and have your own personal copy = you can tape RA and have your own personal copy" (not getting into when a person/people start(s) passing these copies around). If people want to tape a RA show/set, it can be done in the same way you'd tape a radio show. (This is a fact, not a suggestion). Making RA downloadable and, as Sean mentioned, especially MP3s, changes the ballgame entirely (pardon the cliche) because you're not taping a personal copy--you're getting the digital version exactly as it was recorded with no sound quality loss, and it makes sense that labels wouldn't be happy with this. Sorta the same thing as swapping CDRs, it's a digital copy, but an exact copy, not a second generation. Personally, I won't give or sell or swap a copy (whether it's a request for the RA to be downloadable, an MP3, a CDR, DAT, or tape copy) of the In The Mix show or any of the audio components of the Cognition Audioworks website to anyone *unless it's for radio/Internet rebroadcast i.e. regular syndicated play of the show by a broadcaster* despite the numerous requests for this. It's not a "I'm on my high horse" kind of thing, either, AFAIK. We have to be responsible about how we choose to expose the music, and if we're not being responsible we will be forced-- by those who hold the copyright on recordings-- to pay the price. Radio stations don't facilitate taping of their programming: if it happens, it happens. But when online audio is not treated as copyrighted material should be, when we go past simply playing it online to encouraging people to copy it, then things have changed. We have to *buy* the music in order to support the artists: the power of the Internet is that you can hear DJ sets you might not have heard otherwise, you can read a review and hear some of the material reviewed, you can read a top ten and hear it too, you can hear an artist interview not just read it. And it's available anywhere in the world to anyone with a computer and the ability to hear RA. This is one hell of a big improvement over localized radio (despite the sound quality issue) and we shouldn't risk what we've got. and re: storage: Urban Sounds and shows like In The Mix that want their regular installments archived can get pretty darn choked up when it comes to: what do you do? (the time and money factor) I've been putting In The Mix online since las year (July 1997), but it wasn't until this Mayish (starting with show 567 with BMG) that I found a server that could archive this 2 to 3 hour weekly show. As Sean mentioned, when you're playing with this much sound (not just short clips for reviews), you're playing with a hell of a lot of memory. Something most servers just can't handle. My .04 cents, I guess. Pardon the rant, but I hear from far too many electronic artists who deserve to make money (and I'm talking about at least a living wage, not getting rich and certainly not just barely getting by) from their music. Internet broadcasters that strive to expose you to new artists and new material hope you turn around and buy the material, AFAIK. The copyright issue is not a "I'm going to get that label where it hurts" rebellion kind of thing when that artist is someone like us. We're not talking Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys, we're talking electronic musicians who sell small amounts of CDs and records and should be selling more. Andrew -- Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks 1096 Queen St #123 Halifax NS Canada B3H 2R9 TEL 902-422-7132 FAX 902-422-1262 http://www.globalserve.net/~cognition (Cognition Audioworks/In The Mix: listen : read) In The Mix show 575: Richie Hawtin/Neil Landstrumm/Merrick Brown In The Mix show 576: John Tejada/Damon Wild/D.JeRome playing now: Turner--"Lukin Orgel" (Ladomat) world premiere playing next: "John Acquaviva Presents Skills" (Stud!o K7) world premiere