Powerful words by an artist who wants the freedom to own and
control the distribution of his own work. — lt ed. note
“Piracy is a phony issue that record labels are hyping to rip
off artists. Piracy has always existed. That’s why there’s a
mountain of blank cassettes in any big electronic store.”
“… if your music wasn’t available for free in some form, no
one would have a chance to hear it to decide to buy it in the first
place. The old form of “free” music was radio…”
“When somebody in a dorm room buys thousands of dollars’ worth
of gear and stays up all night hacking MP3’s just to get “free”
music, that’s what you call an opportunity, not a problem…”
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