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Creative Commons Response to ASCAP’s claims
press release
Last week, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) sent a fundraising letter to its members calling on them to fight “opponents” such as Creative Commons, falsely claiming that we work to undermine copyright.*
Creative Commons licenses are copyright licenses – plain and simple. Period. CC licenses are legal tools that creators can [...]
Does Direct-to-Fan Marketing Really Work?
gigaom
The knock on direct-to-fan music marketing toolkit developer Topspin Media has always been that its tools work better for major label refugees and other established acts than for developing artists seeking to build an audience. The company, which offers “CRM-for-bands” tools that help sell deluxe editions and unique digital releases for the likes of Eminem, [...]
Cost of rocking: Will locals pay to see big gigs?
Lindsay Barnes
readthehook
If ever there were any doubts that Charlottesville has gone from sleepy little town to national concert tour destination, they died a quick death sometime between the morning of Monday, March 23 and the morning of Tuesday, March 24. Within that 24-hour span, three Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees and a Country [...]
Indie Rock Didn’t Lose Its Soul in 2008
Who knew back in January that when Vampire Weekend tinkered with the guitar-driven dance rhythms of soukous on its self-titled debut, the band would set the tone for the next 12 months? In many ways, 2008 was the year Afropop fully cracked the American music landscape. This sort of appropriation is anything but novel: Western [...]
