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  • From: Anatoly Volynets <av AT total-knowledge.com>
  • To: tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>
  • Cc: Open Studios <Open_Studios AT yahoogroups.com>, Community Studios <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Community_studios] Time to Take a Stand
  • Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:54:39 -0800 (PST)

Sounds for me.
Anatoly

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, tom poe wrote:

> Please review the following email that will be sent to all the artists
> on SONG STORM. Edit and post back, and let's get this message out,
> quickly.
> Tom
>
> Hello [Artist]: Time to wake up. Yesterday, 321.com was ordered to
> cease manufacturing DVDXCopy. This technology allows independent
> musicians, artists, authors, educators, researchers, folks at home, to
> create DVD's (and copies) of their songs, art works, books and film,
> school projects, scientific presentations, and home movies. The RIAA
> doesn't like that. The MPAA doesn't like that. So, they bought a
> judge, and decided you, the independent artist will not be able to have
> access to it, to further your careers. As the judge said, "...the
> downstream uses of the software by the customers of 321, whether legal
> or illegal, are not relevant to determining whether 321 itself is
> violating the statute [ed.note DMCA]."
> That means, you are not relevant!!!
>
> They did the same thing with CARP, raising the entry for webcasters, so
> you don't have the tens of thousands of Internet stations and the
> industry growing as it should to further your careers.
>
> I want each of you to sign into the Forum and state your case, tell us
> what you think we need to do as a web site to counter the hesitation
> that listeners have/will have to copying, downloading, participating in
> the sharing of music and supporting you and your career. Are you an
> independent artist that wants to speak with one voice? If so, what do
> you want that voice to say to the world?
> http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/phpbb/phpBB2/
>
> We don't want to lose you, and we have big plans for the site, and for
> helping you develop an internet strategy that the RIAA/MPAA folks don't
> want you to know about. We do, however, believe it is the time to take
> a stand, and decide, do you want to try to fit the major record label
> template, or do you want to create a career in music that you control.
>
> We look forward to seeing you on the Forum, and let's make decisions
> that benefit independent musicians!!!
> Thanks,
> The Management
>
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Anatoly Volynets
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