My mate Hint just posted this somewhere else: the Matmos approach to internet piracy…
Class.
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26 Responses to “Anti-Piracy measures, Matmos-style”
[...] This indie band got it right, as posted on Boing Boing. I just loved that. Finally a band did not make me instantly hate them for their attitude on internet piracy. And you know, I would actually listen were I the owner of that Promo CD. Take that, Sony. [...]
Unless Matmos manage to get some radio play, there’s a good chance that they’re harming themselves, or would be if it weren’t for the publicity of this note itself.
Generally, if a band want to get known, they should /want/ to be pirated! Larger established bands have a reason not to be.
[...] Speaking of free, I really like this band’s efforts at copy protection. A heartfelt hand-written note? Not the most high-tech, but definitely the best in my opinion. I’m definitely going to consider the words of the bandmembers on a handwritten postit note than I will some blaring legal advisory or that silly FBI Anti Piracy logo. [...]
A lot of people think it’s cool that indie band Matmos did this: begged recipients of their promo CD not to post tracks on the internet. I don’t think it’s so great. Because they shouldn’t have to ask. Because as soon as some…
[...] aber irgendwie nett, die Idee, mal darum zu bitten, daß eine CD nicht weiterverbreitet wird, anstatt sie durch unsinnige und ärgerliche Maßnahmen (wie zum Beispiel Rootkits) zu “schützen”. [...]
[...] Indie label uses heartfelt note instead of DRM. While I think the ‘war against piracy’ is a worthless endever, these guys have found a way to make downloading albums less attractive: by being nice about it. [...]
[...] Link [...]
[...] This indie band got it right, as posted on Boing Boing. I just loved that. Finally a band did not make me instantly hate them for their attitude on internet piracy. And you know, I would actually listen were I the owner of that Promo CD. Take that, Sony. [...]
[...] podem ver aqui. [...]
Unless Matmos manage to get some radio play, there’s a good chance that they’re harming themselves, or would be if it weren’t for the publicity of this note itself.
Generally, if a band want to get known, they should /want/ to be pirated! Larger established bands have a reason not to be.
Relevant links in my Slashdot Journal: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=175520&cid=14674794
That said, it’s nice that Matmos are relying upon our humanity, rather than upon insidious technology.
[...] as seen : http://blog.resonancefm.com/archives/48 [...]
[...] Anti-Piracy measures, Matmos-style indie label sends handwritten note with promo cd (tags: music piracy culture daily funny) [...]
[...] Linkit.here [...]
[...] Speaking of free, I really like this band’s efforts at copy protection. A heartfelt hand-written note? Not the most high-tech, but definitely the best in my opinion. I’m definitely going to consider the words of the bandmembers on a handwritten postit note than I will some blaring legal advisory or that silly FBI Anti Piracy logo. [...]
Hey, new concept in marketing: every band member writes individual notes and then tell journalists and fans to collect the set!
Make Them Beg
A lot of people think it’s cool that indie band Matmos did this: begged recipients of their promo CD not to post tracks on the internet. I don’t think it’s so great. Because they shouldn’t have to ask. Because as soon as some…
[...] aber irgendwie nett, die Idee, mal darum zu bitten, daß eine CD nicht weiterverbreitet wird, anstatt sie durch unsinnige und ärgerliche Maßnahmen (wie zum Beispiel Rootkits) zu “schützen”. [...]
[...] Indie label uses heartfelt note instead of DRM. While I think the ‘war against piracy’ is a worthless endever, these guys have found a way to make downloading albums less attractive: by being nice about it. [...]
[...] The Best Kind of DRM [...]
[...] Anti-Piracy measures, Matmos-style. It’s very high tech, must see. I have to post their new track. [...]
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