I had an email from an MP earlier today, asking for some background info on my position on the Digital Economy Bill.
So I sent him this list of links (it’s far from complete, but the poor guy’s got a lot on, so 50-odd links weren’t going to help!):
http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/01/quick-thoughts-on-obscurity/
http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/02/warners-mistakes/
http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/01/dear-rock-stars/ (particularly the bit about Bono claiming Hollywood is screwed on the same day that Avatar became the first movie to gross a billion dollars)
http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/12/transformative-vs-incremental-change/
http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/04/art-first-why-the-present-of-music-is-the-best-its-ever-been-for-musicians/
and the one I sent last night,
http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/09/independent-music-manifesto/
oh, and the point in this one about spending on Entertainment Media being WAY up, is vital…
http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/11/online-music-balancing-the-scales-of-free/
Enjoy – please do share the link around to this page, or to whichever of the individual posts resonates best with you.
the now show on bbc had this amazing rant about the DEbill – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qgt7 (close to the end.. )