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lunes, marzo 08, 2004:

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SONY SENDS LEGAL THREATS TO ILLEGAL ART ISP
If there's anything more mind-numbing than dealing with legal threats it's writing about them, so I'll keep this short: Capitol/EMI seems to have backed off on its threats to sue us (and others that have posted DJ Danger Mouse's Grey Album) but now Sony has stepped forward with threats of its own. There are, after all, two sets of copyright for every music recording: rights to the composition and rights to the master recording. EMI owns the rights to the master recording of the Beatles' White Album (which the Grey Album samples) but Sony owns the compositions. This past week, lawyers at Sony/ATM told our internet service provider (ISP) to take down the Grey Album recordings from the Illegal Art Exhibit site or risk legal action. Our ISP complied, but we're now happy to report that we've moved the site to another web host. The Grey Album is once again now available, along with other "infringing" works, at http://www.illegal-art.org. Thanks to our ace legal team (EFF, Kurt Opsahl, and Kohel Haver) and the Online Policy Group for helping get us back up.


Yeah, the download (vs the industry) is culture.

rafa // lunes, marzo 08, 2004