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Posted in music on March 25, 2005

File-Sharing Case Worries Indie Artists

"Recording industry executive Andy Gershon sees opportunity in the online file-sharing networks that most of his rivals decry as havens for music pirates. As president of V2 Records, home to such established acts as The White Stripes and Moby, Gershon mines such Internet distribution channels for new fans and revenues."

"Several artist rights associations, music publishers and well-known musicians, including Don Henley, Sheryl Crow and the Dixie Chicks, are backing the major recording labels, which accuse Grokster and StreamCast of profiting from a business model that depends on piracy."

"But some artists, including Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, see an upside to file-sharing."

"About 20 independent recording artists, including musician and producer Brian Eno, rockers Heart and rapper-activist Chuck D, filed a legal brief with the high court in support of Grokster and StreamCast. They insist file-sharing and related technologies help expose new audiences to their music — outside established channels of the recording labels."

File-Sharing Case Worries Indie Artists

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Posted on March 25, 2005 12:15 PM

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