How Piracy Feeds a Starving Audience

What follows is a vitriolic deconstruction of Big Music in a 40-minute talk by Michael Perkins entitled How Piracy Feeds a Starving Audience. It was originally delivered at The Last HOPE conference in New York City on July 19th, 2008. From their website:

This talk will present observations of the relationship between technology and art in a comprehensive look at how the rise of piracy and its effect on the music industry can enrich the art form as well as the global audience. Drawing from the ideology of open source and user-supported technology, this talk will attempt to demonstrate that the concept of “free music” is set to overhaul the way in which music is created and acquired. The topics to be discussed include the history of the music industry, the war with the RIAA, Digital Rights Management, Creative Commons, and more.

Download a 64kbps MP3 recording of the talk or watch the video (Flash required):

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