Tag: MUSIC PIRACY

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/05/17/mick-jagger-talks-tech-gives-the-finger-to-the-recording-indust/'; The ridiculous hyperbole and heavy-handed tactics from the recording industry make it difficult to sympathize, and impossible to empathize, with greedy executives who incessantly whine about music downloading. That unceasing diatribe, then, makes it wholly refreshing and empowering ...

As the record industry scrambles to figure out how to stop the unstoppable tide of online music sharing, high-profile artists continue to side with those who really enjoy copying their music, thank you very much. Most recently, Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails spoke out against the anti-sharing movement (actually telling his fans to steal music), then Radiohead offered its album up for fans to ...