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31 Jul, 2013

The Facts of Music Piracy: Video

Categories: Music business •
Tags: artists, creators, downloads, grooveshark, kim dotcom, mp3, music, music piracy, napster, piracy, recorded music, recording artists, torrent •
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by Wampus

Are you not sure if you’re “pirating” music? Here’s a quick overview of piracy by Brian Day.

09 May, 2012

Artistic Courage Is Not Optional

Categories: Art and creativity, Identity •
Tags: art, artists, aspiring artists, cat videos, courage, courage to be, creativity, dreams, eleanor roosevelt, fear, identity, indie, indie artist, indie music, music, painting, recording, star trek, what is courage, words with friends, writing •
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by Wampus

Think for a moment about artistic courage. We’re all busy, right? We have a lot to tend to every day — family, friends, home, job, volunteering, watching cat videos on… Read More →

31 Jan, 2012

Hear-Like-Buy: Why Spotify Is Marketing, Not Commerce

Categories: Identity, Music business •
Tags: amazon, artistic brand, artistic identity, artists, best buy, brand, CD, copyright, digital audio, digital media, download, facebook, free spotify, freeware, identity, indie artists, indie music news, indie rock music, intellectual property, media technology, megaupload, mixtape, music distribution, music sharing, music streaming, napster, playlists, spotify, stream, streaming music, tower records, vinyl, walmart •
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by Wampus

You can’t read an article in the music press without tripping over somebody complaining about Spotify royalties. You’ve heard the chorus: Spotify is destroying what’s left of the CD market.… Read More →