As predicted, the Internet Archive restored the aud recording downloads, and made the soundboards available for streaming only. Good for us, and good for the band’s business interests. I’m happy, and after a little reading, it seems like most reasonable Deadheads are happy as well. Here’s what the folks at the Archive had to say:… Read More ahhhh.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In an astounding turn of events Tuesday evening, 4,000 Deadheads managed to put aside their crippling grief and anger over internet downloads and actually had some fun listening to live music. OK, especially in light of the band’s reversal, I’ll try to keep the sarcasm to a minimum. But so much of… Read More without a warning.
Apparently, GD has decided that its original decision concerning archive.org was, at least in part, the wrong one. We’ll never know for sure, but I’d have to think that the public pressure — hopefully the constructive kind, at least — and the accompanying media attention — there was plenty more besides those I cited in… Read More this must be heaven.
I’ve got a ton to say about last night’s Phil show — mostly along the lines of “Holy Shit!” — as well as what it means in the context of the current Internet Archive issues. While I’m working on that, here’s some other stuff to consider. New York Times story that ran today. Rolling Stone… Read More food for thought.
Things are a bit tense in GratefulDeadLand, thanks to an interesting decision, apparently by the band, about a week ago. You’ve heard me babble about Archive.org, the site that had made available for download nearly every Grateful Dead show ever. I had a blast looking up all the shows I attended and finding copies of… Read More in the end there’s just a song.
Uncle Crappy’s a little tired of deleting comments about Canadian immigration, Viagra and finding interest-free credit. So we’re trying something new. If you’ve ever bought concert tickets online, you’ve used Ticketbastard’s Word Verification feature, the thing where you see a randomly generated word that you have to first type into a box before you proceed.… Read More hoop.
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