I got a call from the VP of anti-piracy at one of the majors. After I picked up the phone his first words were, “Justin, I just have one question for you: where do I send the summons and complaint?” The conversation picked up from there.
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justin ouellette on his experience of building muxtape.com, and why he ultimately ended up canning the project.
most interesting to me is how there’re conflicting interests deep within departments of the big 4 label companies as well as between them. obligatory reading for anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes look into digital copyright management.
the only thing i don’t get is why justin just didn’t release the source code for anyone to set up their own muxtape website, in response to the forced shutdown.
full account from 2008 here: http://muxtape.com/story
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