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John
Perry Barlow co-wrote songs with the Grateful Dead.
As the co-founder and vice chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
(EFF) - defenders of freedom in the digital world - he is a recognized commentator
on information economics, digitized intellectual goods, cyber liberties,
and virtual community. Barlow believes that the non-commercial sharing of
music online is no more a case of theft than is listening to it on the radio.
He brings to bear his experience as a songwriter for the Grateful Dead,
whose success was largely attributable to their allowing fans to tape and
reproduce the concerts. |
Music
and technology pioneer Thomas Dolby Robertson believes
that pirating a copy of your favorite artist's CD is no different than looting
that artist's house, and distributing the ill-gotten gains. Dolby believes
this variety of theft makes you a criminal, not just in the eyes of the
RIAA, but also in any resonable person's definition of what's moral and
fair. Dolby became known for his groundbreaking 1980s platinum-selling albums
including "She Blinded Me With Science." He has played with David
Bowie, Stevie Wonder, and Eddie Van Halen, and has received five Grammy
award nominations. |
