Will, As far as I can tell, it's still technically ARR. That said, they're making it available to anyone who wants to go to their site and download it for free, so there's obviously some kind of implied license there. That implied license wouldn't go so far as to say that others can distribute it, as it only would apply to downloading it directly from their site.
Despite the technicalities, it doesn't seem as if they're all too opposed to others sharing their album, even if not downloaded from their site. But we're talking about technicalities here. :) -E On 10/22/07, William Norton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can someone please clarify if he or she knows the actual copyright status > of Radiohead's album. Obviously, it's available for free (or at least > really cheap) on their website, but is it legal for others to distribute? > > The Radiohead model is a great step that could have a profound impact on > the industry, but it seems like Free Culture would advocate going one step > further in terms of reserving rights. > > Will > > > On 10/22/07, Elizabeth Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Fred, do you or others think that more bands will start following the > > Radiohead model? (At least those that are more well-known and have large, > > established fan bases.) > > > > On 10/22/07, Fred Benenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, I think its a good idea too, but unfortunately the "big rock and > > > roll groups" are mostly controlled by record executives who don't really > > > want to allow people to share music. > > > > > > on the other hand, there are groups like The Grateful Dead and Phish > > > whom actively encourage their fans to share their music. > > > > > > I've found that it is supremely difficult to convince established > > > musicians to start giving their work away for free. It is either a > > > decision > > > they make for themselves, and come to however they come to it, or one they > > > don't make at all -- that is they pass it off to whomever is managing the > > > band or record. > > > > > > > > > That said, the more big acts that release their work freely, the > > > better. > > > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > > > > > > F > > > > > > On 10/22/07, Fernando Wermus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I am new at the list, and I would like to know if there has been > > > > any campaign to free music. Does anyone talk to big rock and roll > > > > groups to > > > > free its music? where can I find some info related to that? > > > > > > > > thanks. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Fernando Wermus. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Discuss mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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