ain't nothing finer than the liner

According to BBC news the American Supreme Court has ruled that file sharing companies are to blame for what PC users do with their software. This news only adds to the difficulty that pilfering free sounds off the web will no doubt lead to in the near future.

I have never been one for downloading, and sure, some may blame the fact that my computational assets havnt exactly reached a par where downloading could be much fun for me: I have no IPod and no real cd burner on my business only digital typewriter of a laptop; but it was free so fakoff.

Regarldess, this new ruling by the powers that be could really dampen the world of free music outside the powerful bit torrent servers that seem to be the cat's-ass (yes, five months of waiting to use the term the cat's-ass and its happened) in musical piracy.

Now I am not going to argue against musical piracy, one because pirates are possibly one of the top five highest grossing halloween costumes of all time (a holiday which human kind needs); two, because frankly I don't give a shit how you get a hold of your music, just as long as you are in fact listening to music; and three, I am not exactly the best example for a law bidding protector of 'the man's' righteous code to be speaking against a means of scammin' the system.

However, this new ruling sure does make buying cd's easier, with less hassle, and a soul fulfilling experience to boot than that of downloading. "A soul fulfilling experience" you say, well I will explain.

Owning that which is authentic to the artist's production is one of the most unknown senses of reward available to mankind. It has nothing to do with consumption and capital gain, for me, there is something unique and special about having the art and liner notes that accompany the original album. It is the sense of owning true art, not copies; the painting instead of the print. Baudrillard would wet himself right now. My inner eye, which peers deep into the future, sees a world where the art contained within cd's may in fact be the next big musical antiquity for the popular music lover for a future of bits and bites that we are swallowing ourselves in.

There is some inherent wealth in the soul, when you have the liner notes and band photos or accompanied artists work when listening to an album. Some raw piece of artistic connection to your band that no java screen could ever give you off your pod or itunes.

I have budgeted fifty bucks of every paycheck to buying three new albums bi-weekly which I must admit is the most rewarding purchase I have allocated myself, over any 2005 civic, beer, beer, vodka, or beer!


werd : clef!

posted by mr. tomas ubik @ Monday, June 27, 2005