August 19, 2004


Betamax for the 21st century. What would a seminal court decision be without an excellent pop culture reference?

One striking example provided by the Software Distributors is the popular [sic] band Wilco, whose record company had declined to release one of its albums on the basis that it had no commercial potential. Wilco repurchased the work from the record company and made the album available [I can't find it anywhere] for free downloading, both from its own website and through the software user networks. The result sparked widespread interest and, as a result, Wilco received another recording contract.

(Links added.) See? The good guys don't lose every time.
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