While we're at it how come no-one is getting mad about iTunes not
providing any permalinks or link backs back to the original blog post?
It's something that's infuriated me since iTunes has come out.
Apple is using vloggers and podcasters to drive millions of people
through the itunes directory
I'm a one man chorus on the give me some damn permalinks in itunes front.
But maybe we can kick around heavy.. someone who might actualy do
something for us.
It's a little different-- I volunteered for iTunes. I didn't volunteer
for Heavy. A linkback off of iTunes has never seemed like that
When I see a company stealing my video, putting their ads on it, not
respecting with attribution or linkbacks, I get angry. I don't think
it's because someone is profiting of my work. It's more like, they are
*breaking* this new world we are trying to build. They are going
against the reason
And since it's earlly days still, I think we HAVE to shout out about
this. We have to make a fuzz. We have to sue, if necessary. If not,
100s of other companies will do the same. We have to set the rules, or
they will set them, and that won't be good. And that's why it's good
to get
Rhett,
I envision you reading this as a statement from behind a podium.
What if we all made solid articulate speeches, in a standard,
'mainstream' media environment. It should be easy for us to put
together a podium and some decent lighting to at least replicate a
'mainstream' standard of