June 7th, 2006
Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace
Musician Billy Bragg has abandoned MySpace, a harsh reminder that MySpace doesn’t actually own ANY of its content, despite the backhanded efforts of News Corp’s legal department:
Bragg has deleted his tunes from his MySpace.com page, which offers this explanation: “SORRY THERE’S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.”
The troublesome fine print informs users that by posting any content, “you hereby grant to MySpace.com a non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense through unlimited levels of sublicensees) to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, store, reproduce, transmit, and distribute such Content on and through the Services.”
Ouch — News Corp is showing its 1.0 roots.
And of all the musicians to piss off.
I really do wish it was still the IPO days — when MySpace would have gone public — and we could now enjoy wtching the stock on its way down.
Powered by 
Design by 
this explanation: “SORRY THERE’S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” As Publishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning any of the content (read: the underlying value upon which much of the enterprise depends) posted on its sites and of MySpace’s still-showing Web 1.0 roots.
Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace[IMG This article is a Blog post from "Publishing2.com"]
[...] http://publishing2.com/2006/06/07/billy-bragg-walks-away-from-myspace/ Did Embrace read the fineprint? I hope the person who uploaded the music didn’t have the rights to give News Corp those rights in the first place _________________I was offended that she was offended because I didn’t feel it was her place to be offended [...]
[...] Thanks to Scott Karp of Publishing 2.0 for this brief piece. Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace [...]
youtube is the next myspace: alexa graph
To Jim Gilliam: How does the alexa graph support your assertion that “youtube is the next myspace”?
Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace
The Guardian will become the first British national newspaper to offer a “web first” service that will see major news by foreign correspondents and business journalists put online before it appears in the paper.” Obvious but nice.Publishing 2.0 » Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace “The troublesome fine print informs users that by posting any content, “you hereby grant to MySpace.com a non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license” Oucha… space for a site that doesn
this explanation: “SORRY THERE’S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” AsPublishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning any of the content (read: the underlying value upon which much of the enterprise depends) posted on its sites and of MySpace’s still-showing Web 1.0 roots.
this explanation: “SORRY THERE’S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” As Publishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning any of the content (read: the underlying value upon which much of the enterprise depends) posted on its sites and of MySpace’s still-showing Web 1.0 roots.
S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” AsPublishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning any of the content (read: the underlying value upon which much of the enterprise depends) posted on its sites and of MySpace
this explanation: “SORRY THERE’S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” AsPublishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning any of the content (read: the underlying value upon which much of the enterprise depends) posted on its sites and of MySpace’s still-showing Web 1.0 roots.
Net neutrality: Meet the winner CNET News Monthly Column: Digital Deal Notes: June 2006 paidContent.org EBay U.S. to unveil further Skype tie-ins Tuesday Reuters P2P Goes Legit with Online Advertising PublishBilly Bragg Walks Away From MySpace Publishing 2.0 Reuters buys risk software firm Globe and Mail ProQuest spinoff lays off 19 workers The Ann Arbor News Vice President to Publishers: Microsoft is a Partner, Not a Competitor FOLIO: Magazine
Net neutrality: Meet the winner CNET News Monthly Column: Digital Deal Notes: June 2006 paidContent.org EBay U.S. to unveil further Skype tie-ins Tuesday Reuters P2P Goes Legit with Online Advertising PublishBilly Bragg Walks Away From MySpace Publishing 2.0 Reuters buys risk software firm Globe and Mail ProQuest spinoff lays off 19 workers The Ann Arbor News Vice President to Publishers: Microsoft is a Partner, Not a Competitor FOLIO: Magazine
Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace
Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace
[...] Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace [...]
Publishing 2.0 Billy Bragg Walks Away From MySpace
MySpace users might want to read the legal fine print. Yep, Rupert Murdoch owns all the content on MySpace.
MySpace users might want to read the legal fine print. Yep, Rupert Murdoch owns all the content on MySpace.
Billy Bragg has abandoned MySpace in disgust at their poorly-considered T&Cs, writes Scott Karp at Publishing 2.0 music, myspace, posturing
Billy Bragg has abandoned MySpace in disgust at their poorly-considered T&Cs, writes Scott Karp at Publishing 2.0 music, myspace, posturing
I don’t like that Murdoch owns myspace at all, but actually the current wording of the terms makes it quite clear that MySpace does not own any of the content contributed by users, and that they can only use it in the provision of MySpace services.
Still it annoys me that Murdoch has it. My advice for people who use it: never click on ads, always check out new music. But never click on ads.
this explanation: “SORRY THERE’S NO MUSIC,” because “once an artist posts up any content (including songs), it then belongs to My Space (AKA Rupert Murdoch) and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” AsPublishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning any of the content (read: the underlying value upon which much of the enterprise depends) posted on its sites and of MySpace’s still-showing Web 1.0 roots.
[...] Musicians like Billy Bragg have taken notice and have walked away from MySpace rather than grant the “non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license.” [...]
must be grateful for the hospitality of the proprietor. As PlayLouder’s Paul Sanders noted last week, plenty of people appear to be profiting from digital music - except the people who create it. Musicians like Billy Bragg have taken notice and have walked away from MySpace rather than grant the “non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license.†How does this fit in with the non-reciprocal dynamic of peer production? In pure peer production, where communities consciously produce value for the commons,
must be grateful for the hospitality of the proprietor. As PlayLouder’s Paul Sanders noted last week, plenty of people appear to be profiting from digital music - except the people who create it. Musicians like Billy Bragg have taken notice and have walked away from MySpace rather than grant the “non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license.†How does this fit in with the non-reciprocal dynamic of peer production? In pure peer production, where communities consciously produce value for the commons,
[...] and they can do what they want with it, throughout the world without paying the artist.” As Publishing 2.0 notes, the falling out is a harsh reminder of the lengths MySpace will go to compensate for not owning [...]