[kj] Killing Joke- Buy or Die

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

The first album by Venom had a warning sticker on it typical of vinyl 
LPs at the time: "Home taping is killing the record industry." Home 
cassette dubbing and tape trading was a huge concern.

Venom's twist was to include the sticker -- "Home taping is killing the 
record industry" -- but the band added "...and so is Venom!"

-Oliver



Neil Perry wrote:

> Just saw this:

>

> http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2007624,00.html

>

> 'Apple boss calls for end to music download restrictions'

>

> I think the depressing thing is that the 'music business' - ie the 

> established

> major labels - was so petrified by the digital age, and is now swimming

> against the tide in a rather pathetic way. The campaign against

> cassettes was huge and went on all the time and as you say

> had no effect - and that was how I and my friends got to share new

> music (and then we would run to the record shop to buy them after

> we'd heard a taster).

>