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MP3s Are Not the Devil

Sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card blasts the record labels in his essay MP3s Are Not the Devil:

So it's pretty hilarious to hear record company executives and movie studio executives get all righteous about copyright. They've been manipulating copyright laws for years, and all the manipulations were designed to steal everything they could from the actual creators of the work.

Nice and elegant synopsis of everthing that is wrong with the music industry today. If you're wondering what all the hub-bub is all about, start with this article -- it's a good introduction for people who want to understand why things are so messed up today.

Posted by Mayhem at September 29, 2003 02:16 PM