[SA_Dave]

Originally posted by TankGirl
That was one hell of a manifesto, and right on the nail!

It was a great sum-up from the lessons of p2p so far, a must read for every p2p afficiando. Coming from somebody inside the music industry it demonstrates that there are intelligent forces and players also on the commercial side of the fence even if the big production/distribution conglomerates are acting like retarded bullies.

Great stuff, thanks for pointing it out, Jack!

- tg

I agree wholeheartedly! Despite the fact that Prince is quoted for a third of a page ( I can't believe he actually spells like that and expects to make a serious point at the same time!), it really is an exceptional paper. If you only read one article this week, make sure it's that one!

(P.S. I notice it was cleverly appended to the trailing edge of this week's WIR.)

As I said in my comments on the WIR, I'm really shocked that the record business hasn't folded already. The following quote sums up my feelings nicely :

MP3s are lessening the decline of the music business, not creating it.