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figfarmer	Date: December 20, 2004 @ 8:34 PM http://www.lrna.org/league/mr/mr3.html
iluminati	Date: December 21, 2004 @ 2:32 AM The concept of a grass roots revolution taking on the government/corporate complex might sound motivational on paper, but in reality it does not stand a chance in the long term. In the past 10-15 years the internet has acted as an unregulated means of communication by which grassroots objectives have had a chance of success. Due to the power of the internet, these “movements” have had a significant impact on the corporate mentality as big business struggles to maintain control over the consumer mind. For example internet technology and the grassroots P2P movement prompted the change from a controlled CD world to a more open and competitive MP3 marketplace which yields more access to independent distributions. However, this sense of internet freedom that we currently take for granted will not remain. Similar to other forms of media, the internet will become government regulated, just as TV or radio is today. In fact if people are allowed to maintain “privatized” sites on the internet, the internet will become the most regulated form of communication to date. It is easy to envision how a person’s portion of the web will eventually be viewed as virtual property, with similar rights, responsibilities, taxes and restrictions as real property. These types of practices will make it much harder for independent organizations to remain relevant. Those that are in direct competition with the recording industry will loose their primary method of communication, leading to failure, and eventual assimilation into the commercial industry. This is inevitable.
povertystricken	Date: December 21, 2004 @ 3:07 AM Interesting point, however we are at a point where the tech manufacturing sector is starting to clash with the recording industry/entertainment sector. Of course as consumers alone we don't stand a chance...but with the backing of the tech industry, there may still be hope. Check this out http://www.dmusic.com/forum/p2p/14005 ipac is short for intellectual property action, a political action committee formed recently in favor of a more consumer-friendly copyright policy in hopes that the interests of the public can be served, too. If you care, I encourage you to join. I have no money to contribute to the organization, but as more and more people join it proves to the tech industry we want to use their products and we are willing fight for the right to do so. If any sector can take on entertainment it's tech.
iluminati	Date: December 22, 2004 @ 11:55 PM Intellectual property is a concept that tech companies depend on, especially with the enormous copycat Asian black-market. Although this does have an impact on artists in terms of royalties it does not impact the recording industry in regard to variety of content. One hour listening to the radio or watching MTV can confirm this point to anyone with half a brain. Although the idea of completely owning your artistic product is for the most part a positive one, it is also the very tool that record companies will use to legally enforce their might over the musician. Just as the federal government currently uses the terrorism shtick to gain power over its citizens (i.e. the Patriot Act, Intelligence Services reform, War in Iraq etc), record companies utilize copyright infringement issues to gain power over musicians. The government/corporate issue is one of content control, where the ability to be heard is purely determined by the institution that is supporting the artist. Decisions to mass market an artist are based on predicted revenue rather then artistic merit. Although this is realistic in a capitalist society this mentality is extremely dangerous to artists for just about every reason you can think of. The key point is that the modern independent musician depends upon the free information vehicle known as the internet. Without the freedom of expression that for the most part currently exists on the internet, the independent artist does not have the means to be heard without corporate backing. This should be the primary concern amongst independent musicians of today. We must attempt to retain the power to express ourselves freely in the world market without censorship.
azhazhellfire	Date: January 12, 2005 @ 11:16 PM iluminati: This version of the internet may be come regulated. But without making themselves incredibly obvious and leaving the door of revolution wide open, the government will never be able to completely stamp out the unregulated web.
iluminati	Date: January 16, 2005 @ 3:36 PM I have to disagree. However, I sincerely hope that you are correct.

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