Comments on: Industry call to ‘disconnect file sharers’ http://www.futuremusiclab.com/futuremusicblog/industry-call-to-disconnect-file-sharers/ FutureMusicLab is a new applied research and enterprise network located within Newport School of Art, Media and Design at the University of Wales Newport Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Matt Lovett http://www.futuremusiclab.com/futuremusicblog/industry-call-to-disconnect-file-sharers/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Matt Lovett Tue, 12 May 2009 18:10:34 +0000 http://www.futuremusiclab.com/?p=189#comment-15 Great! Keep ownership in the hands of the few - good to see that inequality and unwarranted privilege are high on the industry's agenda in the digital age. McLuhan and Adorno have already put the writing on the wall - digital culture will be decentralised and the culture industry - a last vestige of the mechanical age will fade into insignificance An 'industry alliance' taking 'action against people who are illegally file-sharing'? Where's King Canute when you need him? Great! Keep ownership in the hands of the few - good to see that inequality and unwarranted privilege are high on the industry’s agenda in the digital age.

McLuhan and Adorno have already put the writing on the wall - digital culture will be decentralised and the culture industry - a last vestige of the mechanical age will fade into insignificance

An ‘industry alliance’ taking ‘action against people who are illegally file-sharing’? Where’s King Canute when you need him?

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