A collection of essays on the issues surrounding intellectual property and copyright as they relate to music.
Fighting to provide freedom of expression in music. Offers a discussion forum, censorship news and contact information.
Talks about how the monopoly grants (copyrights) have made the music industry so bloated and unproductive.
A manifesto for musicians who want to make money in the new economy. Asserts that piracy is a phony issue that record labels are hyping in order to rip off artists.
Anti-copyright collective of musicians using samples from popular culture to create challenging and subversing audio collage. Information about fair use and copyright issues in music, along with free MP3 downloads.
Supports the Free Music Philosophy, the idea that all people should have the freedom to copy, distribute, and modify music for personal, noncommercial purposes. FAQ, articles, suggested further reading, links to related sites.
Organization rebutting arguments of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and writing critiques of the industry lobbyists' attempts to control music sharing and copying. With background information, news, essays, and links.
A tool that music consumers can use to distinguish whether an album was released by a member of the Recording Industry Association of America.
Updates and forum on RIAA actions.
A professor of economics at the University of Texas at Dallas lists reasons why record industry experts failed to prove their assertion that Napster was gutting industry revenues.
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