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31.10.04

CC-Musik in Wired

The new issue of the Wired magazine contains a CD with a a collection of 16 songs produced under the Creative Commons Licence. This article is about the CDs history and it starts: "By nature, musicians are thieves."
Still, as open source software and open access and Creative Commons and and ..., is hyped, it is far from straighforward to convince musicians: "t wasn't easy. When we started a full year ago, we thought we'd just reach out to some favorite bands and musicians, explain the idea, and make it happen. So we made a few calls. Some artists got the idea and signed on in a flash, inspiring others to do so, too (thanks again, Mr. Byrne). Others came tantalizingly close, only to drop out at the last moment (maybe next time, Mr. Z). After reaching out to 20 acts, then 30, and finally 50, navigating the dicey obstacles of label politics, legal exposure, and lost revenue, only the bravest coughed up a song (we're still waiting for that track, Mr. Moby). In the end, we got through to 16 wonderful artists who contributed brilliant material."

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