Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Musicians Embrace Digital Freedom

Musicians Rally for Digital Freedom
Artists and Record Labels Embrace Digital Freedom Campaign Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON, Jan 30, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX

The Digital Freedom Campaign today announced that more than 50 new bands have joined the nationwide movement to protect the rights of artists, consumers and innovators in the digital age. The Digital Freedom Campaign's mission is to ensure that all Americans can enjoy new digital technologies free of unnecessary government restrictions and costly lawsuits that restrict consumers' ability to use lawfully acquired content on digital devices.
The Internet and new digital technologies like satellite radio have enabled individual artists, musicians and groups both big and small to be heard, enabling them to find, cultivate and grow new audiences and an interested fan base. No longer solely dependent on big recording conglomerates for the promotion and distribution of their music, musicians can use cutting edge technology to reach those audiences themselves...read more: here