Independent Music Activism — Part II: Negativland's U2
Published September 11, 2003
D: Well, this is interesting, because we've been involved in a similar situation along these lines...
Mondo 2000 Editor R.U. Serius ["RUS"]: In fact, maybe it's time for me to interject here. The folks that you've been talking to, Don and Mark, aside from being occasional contributors to Mondo 2000, are members of a band called Negativland.
E: Ahhhhhh! For the remainder of the gripping interview click on the link above. You can buy the album at eBay for $40.
Get informed of the fair use movement and other independent music activism at Negativland's thorough webpage of intellectual property links and essays by people that matter.
For Part I of this series, go to No Matter What You Heard, or the post's republishing at Blogcritics. Part III of this series to come later this week.
- Independent Music Activism — Part II: Negativland's U2
- Published: September 11, 2003
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- Writer: Steve Sabo
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To whine about getting sued is unseemly? Especially in the case where, as is described in the interview, the act being parodied (and whose label brought the lawsuit) engages in similar unauthorized sampling?
Sounds like we have a serious difference of opinion as to the music industry. So how did this hurt U2?
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It seems the purpose of Negativland is to provoke people in power. I admire that, but of course to then whine about the results is unseemly. ;-)