It is piracy because the law says it's piracy. I am not trying to
justify theft. I am asking people to examine what "theft" is, to
critically examine the world around them. Does it not seem odd to you
that you can claim sole ownership to am arrangement of sounds that
someone could reproduce without your incurring any cost? Music is just
sound onto which we place meaning. I think you should be able to make a
living doing what you do and I am glad Ninja Tune is around. That being
said, I think you need to carefully consider what sort of system you are
a part of and what the implications of that system are. Sure, radio play
and MP3 listening are different, the key key difference being that
someone else is deciding what will be played and when. This control is
of great economic value.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff/Ninja Tune [mailto:jeff@ninjatune.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:57 AM
To: EggyToast; idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [idm] Indie Ethics
we give them away for free to be broadcast for promotional purpose. Much
like we can put free MP3's into circulation at our discretion. It should
be noted that there is an income stream for radio play. There is some
confusion that somehow I'm implying that we should own and get paid for
the fact that our music gets broadcast and that people should pay if
they hear Amon coming from their neighbours window. I never implied
that. I'm simply stating there's a big difference between hearing a
track on the radio or via other means, and actually having a
reproduction of said track sitting on a hard-drive.
I have to re-state again that we at Ninja Tune don't take a particularly
hard stance once way or the other, it just irks me that people try and
take some moral high-ground on what at the end of the day really is
piracy. I shoplifted all sorts of shit when I was young and never felt
really bad about it, but I never tried to pass it off as a cultural
revolution.
All I'm saying is that it should be up to the people that own and/or
created the work as to how they want it to circulate.
Jeff
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