Clear Channel Won't Limit Live CD's

[DudeAsInCool]

Company to block bands from selling instant albums

In the past few years, fans leaving some concerts have discovered a souvenir far better than a T-shirt: a live recording of the show they just attended. Bands including the Allman Brothers, moe. and Billy Idol have sold instant concert discs, and the Pixies and the Doors plan to launch similar programs this summer. The recording-and-burning company DiscLive estimated on April 12th that it would gross $500,000 selling live discs this spring alone.

But in a move expected to severely limit the industry, Clear Channel Entertainment has bought the patent from the technology's inventors and now claims to own the exclusive right to sell concert CDs after shows. The company, which is the biggest concert promoter in the world, says the patent covers its 130 venues along with every other venue in the country.

You can read Steve Knopper's full article in Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story?id=...has-player=true

[Umma]

big business is killing music... :(

[slum_goddess]

ok, i posted about this on my site last week and then heard from the VP of DiscLive.

it's not true, people. i'd hope RS will retract as well.

[Shawn]

Thanks for the news Goddess.

Great looking weblog btw.

[slum_goddess]

thank you very much, Shawn. i'm thanking you from my BF as well, as it's entirely his doing. B)

[DudeAsInCool]

Great looking weblog btw.

I agree - very impressive

[slum_goddess]

aw, you're so sweet, Dude, thank you. but really, all it takes is a big mouth which i've got in spades.

oh yeah, i take requests so people, please use the dis me button at top of the page (or the email button here) and send me links that'll either make me very angry (e.g., latest civil liberties infringements or unfair wotevers) or make me laugh my ass off (especially in a perverted or somehow forbidden kind of manner, ). TIA. :P

Edited June 12, 2004 by slum_goddess