"Oink had everything by certain artists. Literally, everything. I searched for ‘DJ Rupture’ and found every release I’d ever done, from an obscure 7″ on a Swedish label to 320kpbs rips of my first 12″, self-released back in 1999. It was shocking. And reassuring. The big labels want music to equal money, but as much as anything else, music is memory, as priceless and worthless as memory…Defending the Pig: Oink Croaks by DJ RuptureAbout a week after I shipped out orders of the first live CD-r Andy Moor & I did, it appeared on Oink. Someone who had purchased it directly from me turned around and posted it online, for free. I wasn’t mad, I was just more stunned by the reach… and usefulness of the site."
2 days ago
2 comments:
Good for Jace. I like his closing line, "The way I see it, this can only be a good thing for music fans. And what musician is not first a music fan?"
Even if I didn't like OiNK's obsessive attitude, he has a very good point there.
I never understood paid for p2p though. I got my full version of Limewire off of slsk.
I don't understand it either. I also don't understand why the authorities are making out like Oink was soliciting money from the users. I guess perhaps it makes it easier to build a case against them? Who knows. Good article though, I hope more people get to read it.
Post a Comment