Adam Yauch and Paul’s Boutique: How dumb court decisions have made it nearly impossible for artists to sample the way the Beastie Boys did - Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/05/adam_yauch_and_paul_s_boutique_how_dumb_court_decisions_have_made_it_nearly_impossible_for_artists_to_sample_the_way_the_beastie_boys_did.single.html
How dumb court decisions and bad laws have made it all but impossible for musicians to sample the way the Beastie Boys used to.
wayneandwax.com » Songs as Shared Things
http://wayneandwax.com/?p=2106
"Songs have always been shareable and shared. People, young and old, share songs with each other – by singing or playing them - in a variety of ways and settings, through a variety of technologies and media or other manner of accompaniment (as well as a capella). Songs as recordings are not fundamentally different in this respect. Since the advent of recorded media, people have shared songs in this form as well: played for each other in private and public settings, on personally distributed mixes (mixed tapes / CDs), and, in the age of mp3s, as files sent via email, IM (instant message), torrent, third-party hosting site, or any manner of online sites and services. "
if:book: free speech requires the right to quote from ALL media — not just text
http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2007/01/free_speech_requires_the_right_1.html
"How can we have a comprehensive and crucial discussion about our culture if we can't quote from it."