Bragg talk to BBC on the digital revolution
17th Nov 2006, 06:44 GMT
Filed under: News We've become very familiar with Billy Bragg over the last few months since he went on the attack against Myspace and their not-so artist friendly terms. And, even though we didn't manage to hook up with Bragg when he came through Halifax , the BBC seems to be able to find him whenever they need an artists rights stalwart to drive home a point. (note to Billy.. next time you call and miss us, let us know what hotel you're staying at so we can ring you back.. P.s. My wife loves re-listening to your voice mail; oh, Mr. Bragg, what have you done.) Bragg says in a recent BBC interview that, although he's still has serious concerns about using social networking sites and suggests new artists involve a lawyer before they upload anything to most services, he says, "I reckon if they'd been around 25 years ago, it would have saved me two years of playing in dingy pubs in south London." The BBC boils down Bragg's point to this, "there is a need for an industry-standard rights agreement "that recognises that ownership resides ultimately with the originator" of any music." I wonder if Bragg has taken a look at any of the Creative Commons licenses? Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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