since tuesday this week the US supreme court is ruling the mgm vs. grokster case [all the info @ copyfight or telepolis – in german], which will keep us holding our breath over the next few months. meanwhile others keep pointing out the inevitability of the cultural shifts facilitated through developments in digital media.
march 16th npr hosted a conversation between chris anderson, editor-in-chief, wired magazine, matthew perpetua, mp3 blogger; editor and curator, fluxblog.org and tim quirk, general manager, real network’s rhapsody, titled music’s future, online & digital. “iTunes offers even the most obscure songs. Podcasting can turn anyone into a DJ. And mash-ups allow do-it-yourself record producers to rewrite musical history. We explore the future of music.”
the revenge of sapir-whorf: alan wexelblat presents a nice sum up of the various studies that have shown that p2p is not hurting music industry. “[E]very study that has been done since Napster has shown that music sharing has no negative effects on music sales (CD or downloaded). In fact, some show a positive effect.”.