Re: N.Y. Times Archive Article

Olompali4 <Olompali4@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> "These folks assembled a Deadhead's dream collection and made it
> available," McNally said. "When we discovered it, we decided to take a
> wait-and-see approach. Eventually, it was the band's conclusion, after
> a long discussion with them, to request that they change their
> policies" and make the live recordings available only as streams.
>
> The contretemps makes clear that the band's decades-long support of fan
> recordings and trading did not anticipate the popularity of music
> online.

Now this is all very strange... First of all, why didn't GDM make a
statement before McNally being interviewed in the NYT?

Second, when they "discovered" the Archive? I'm pretty sure the Archive
people made sure to contact bands to ensure that they allowed their
music to be posted there...

Kirk
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