Wow, this is a great clip. What happened to that Joe Rogan? https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdkuXPyW/
On Sat, Feb 5, 2022, 7:19 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > And here’s an article from a songwriter’s perspective, focused mostly on > Spotify’s treatment of musicians/artists. > > > https://variety.com/2022/music/opinion/spotify-musicians-revolt-kay-hanley-joe-rogan-backlash-column-1235173047/?fbclid=IwAR2NDo6og7ecfrNLF9ICzcGLhFngrDcemJ_SIgJtmXv6yLfHhklSpt90moU > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 3:20 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Unless it can be shown that any company providing this kind of service >> would either make money from this approach or not lose money/subscribers >> from this approach, it won't happen absent laws or regulations. These >> companies have proven consistently that they are either unwilling or unable >> to police themselves. >> >> I'll suggest that the fetishization of capitalism in this country >> devalues considerations of free expression. (The expansion of IP laws >> vis-a-vis fair use and public domain considerations could be a conversation >> in parallel with what we've been hashing out.) The free expression of >> those with money, power, or a platform that has either wins out over those >> that could benefit from a system that truly values free expression. >> >> One way to perceive this discussion is about the gap between where things >> are and where we think we ought to be. Regrettably, getting to where we >> ought to be is more achievable by acting from where we are than from where >> we ought to be. >> >> The last two years have shown repeatedly that money matters most. Our >> lives don't matter as much as we want them to, and our ideas and any >> connection to the truth matter even less. >> >> Damn, that's dark. But I'm not in the mood for sugarcoating. >> >> David >> >> On Saturday, February 5, 2022, 02:45:22 PM PST, PGage <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> If I had the chance to have dinner with Neil Young, I would suggest to >> him that rather than calling for Rogan to be banned from Spotify, he >> propose specific guidelines that all speech and music on Spotify should >> follow (e.g. 1. Do not misrepresent qualifications; 2. Do not advocate >> treatments which have not been supported; 3. Do not misrepresent the >> evidence about treatments that have been supported). These guidelines then >> apply to everyone equally, not just Joe Rogan. Critics of vaccines could >> still say “I wouldn’t get vaccinated because we still don’t know enough >> about their long term consequences”, but if a Podcaster repeatedly spreads >> the message that Vaccines increase infant mortality, or cause heart >> attacks, or alter your DNA, they would be first suspended and then, if >> repeated, removed. >> >> I guess that proposal would be harder to fit in a Tweet, but I think it >> would be more consistent with core values. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/604969686.160653.1644103215922%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/604969686.160653.1644103215922%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CcmcXeh8SdSnt4EqN-0oH_2UvV%2BU67Pq_jXmf6byyK%2BA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CcmcXeh8SdSnt4EqN-0oH_2UvV%2BU67Pq_jXmf6byyK%2BA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzdxWM5mjX-CET3zaj8_wyh7h7-Xb1q3v5RL2WeFjN70Q%40mail.gmail.com.
