BOC: OFF: SP on Napster

[Doug Pearson]

from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/arts/music/10CONF.html?homepageinsidebox
(interesting article and worth checking out, especially for quotes from Ian
MacKaye of Fugazi and rep. John Conyers, D-MI)

>Sandy Pearlman, a lyricist for Blue Oyster Cult who is the vice
>president for media development of Multicast Technology, envisioned
>having all recorded music available on demand through wireless
>connections. He called unlicensed file-sharing a disaster but
>suggested that an "invisible tax" on Internet connections, paid
>through service providers, could be channeled to musicians and
>copyright owners.
>
>"It really is a pretty trivial accounting problem," he said. "But
>decisions would have to be made at the highest levels to stop
>fighting shadows and deal with the hand we've been dealt."

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com

P.S. Hi all!  Sorry I haven't had anything to say recently ...