Comments on: Welcome to a2f2a: Billy Bragg http://a2f2a.com/2009/10/19/welcome-to-a2f2a-billy-bragg/ The net's first, and only, artists-to-fans-to-artists blog! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:26:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: iT http://a2f2a.com/2009/10/19/welcome-to-a2f2a-billy-bragg/comment-page-1/#comment-922 iT Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:47:26 +0000 http://a2f2a.eyecode.webfactional.com/?p=38#comment-922 I have never lost my love of music however today it is more difficult than ever to pay for music if you are anything less than a techie on the net or a dinosaur that still visits the CD store. Listen to this presentation by Cory Doctorow on how the music distributors are screwing this up for everybody with Digital Rights Management (DRM). They have treated this as "a problem instead of a demand signal for the market..." http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/15/my-drm-and-ebooks-ta.html I have never lost my love of music however today it is more difficult than ever to pay for music if you are anything less than a techie on the net or a dinosaur that still visits the CD store. Listen to this presentation by Cory Doctorow on how the music distributors are screwing this up for everybody with Digital Rights Management (DRM). They have treated this as “a problem instead of a demand signal for the market…”
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/15/my-drm-and-ebooks-ta.html

]]> By: David Meme http://a2f2a.com/2009/10/19/welcome-to-a2f2a-billy-bragg/comment-page-1/#comment-296 David Meme Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:59:15 +0000 http://a2f2a.eyecode.webfactional.com/?p=38#comment-296 A great idea that I hope will open both sides up to the debate over the future of copyright, filesharing and music industry in general. With Mandelson's plans for three strikes and you're cut-off we really need to discuss these ideas.. A great idea that I hope will open both sides up to the debate over the future of copyright, filesharing and music industry in general. With Mandelson’s plans for three strikes and you’re cut-off we really need to discuss these ideas..

]]> By: John Barron http://a2f2a.com/2009/10/19/welcome-to-a2f2a-billy-bragg/comment-page-1/#comment-91 John Barron Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:30:23 +0000 http://a2f2a.eyecode.webfactional.com/?p=38#comment-91 Good to see that this site is up and running as promised, and I will be very happy to participate. I will be using my own real name to post here, and I am a member of the Pirate Party UK. Of course anything I may say is likely to be my own personal opinion, and should not be assumed to be PPUK policy unless indicated. For the record, although I can't make music, I do love music, and believe we need to adapt to a changing world where digital information can be shared, rather than to try to force everything to behave the way it used to with physical media. Good to see that this site is up and running as promised, and I will be very happy to participate.

I will be using my own real name to post here, and I am a member of the Pirate Party UK. Of course anything I may say is likely to be my own personal opinion, and should not be assumed to be PPUK policy unless indicated.

For the record, although I can’t make music, I do love music, and believe we need to adapt to a changing world where digital information can be shared, rather than to try to force everything to behave the way it used to with physical media.

]]> By: trev2709 http://a2f2a.com/2009/10/19/welcome-to-a2f2a-billy-bragg/comment-page-1/#comment-53 trev2709 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:09:28 +0000 http://a2f2a.eyecode.webfactional.com/?p=38#comment-53 Billy and Jon, Excellent idea on starting this website. Im a big lover of music and of course i download it. I have many reasons for this and am willing to discuss in a reposnse to a more suitable post. I do however go to a fair amount of gigs and buy albums from artists who i've either supported since they were a nobody, an artist who treats fans with respect and artists who believe that technology/downloading is not all bad. I look forward to being a aprt of the discussions Billy and Jon,
Excellent idea on starting this website.
Im a big lover of music and of course i download it. I have many reasons for this and am willing to discuss in a reposnse to a more suitable post.
I do however go to a fair amount of gigs and buy albums from artists who i’ve either supported since they were a nobody, an artist who treats fans with respect and artists who believe that technology/downloading is not all bad.

I look forward to being a aprt of the discussions

]]> By: leyton http://a2f2a.com/2009/10/19/welcome-to-a2f2a-billy-bragg/comment-page-1/#comment-12 leyton Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:49:13 +0000 http://a2f2a.eyecode.webfactional.com/?p=38#comment-12 Billy and Jon, Many thanks for this initiative. It has been a long time coming, and a long road to opening up this frank debate between the two most important communities in music - the artists and the fans. I hope this site/blog/initiative helps convince artists that technology is NOT our enemy. All the best, Neil Billy and Jon,

Many thanks for this initiative. It has been a long time coming, and a long road to opening up this frank debate between the two most important communities in music – the artists and the fans. I hope this site/blog/initiative helps convince artists that technology is NOT our enemy.

All the best,
Neil

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