What the fuck do you think you are doing?

Written by John Parres
Published April 28, 2003

About a week ago the Madonna camp tried to trick out the P2P networks by spoofing them with files of Maddy asking, "What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Of course she probably didn't appreciate someone in the web community responding by hacking her website and making the new album available there.

But certainly a marketing genius club diva like her would intuitively know that scratchers and DJs and remixers would download that willingly and freely offered file and sample it and incorporate it into new works that would breathe new life into her back catalog.

No doubt it will start appearing in dance clubs from Miami Beach to NYC to London and beyond, if they haven't already as the smashups are already appearing online.

All of which begs a new question in the light of Judge Wilson's summary judgement Friday against the RIAA for filing suite against the Gnutella networks: Isn't Madonna's WTF cuckoo egg an example of the very substantial non-infringing uses that reinfoce the legitimacy of peered Gnutella networks? Recent reports say she freely put it out there and like Mr. (Fred) Rogers (RIP) with the intent that it would be recorded (downloaded) for space and time shifting and other substancial non-infringing uses.

Ladies with an attitude
Fellows that were in the mood
Don't just stand there, let's get to it
Strike a pose, there's nothing to it

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#1 — April 28, 2003 @ 09:20AM — P-Lab/ [URL]

Not exactly a "What the fuck..." audio version, but a "NOTHING" Video one...


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[Windows Media Video Download] 1.6 MB


[DivX Video Download] 4 MB

Video format : DivX 5.03 - 512*384

Duration : 00:54


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#2 — April 28, 2003 @ 09:52AM — Eric Olsen

Cool! Thanks

#3 — April 29, 2003 @ 00:42AM — Al Barger [URL]

The problem with Madonna is that she hasn't written a real song since the (under rated)Dick Tracy soundtrack. I would take a more patient outlook on her foolishness if it were wrapped around some credible artistic output.

#4 — April 29, 2003 @ 08:35AM — Eric Olsen

I like Ray of Light and some of Music quite a bit, still haven't heard anyting form the new one.

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