Reflection on the Wimba wk2

The wimba session was an interesting discussion on copyright issues and the sometimes confusing creative commons solution. In talking about the musician who gave his music away on his website, I am reminded of radio head and how they released an album on their website allowing people to pay whatever they wanted for it. I remember thinking what a weird idea at the time, and yet they made millions off of that album. It was definitely a statement about the issues of fair use, internet music sharing, and the modern problem of record labels and their outdated approach to selling music. It was definitely and interesting experiment and I think the album gained attention from listeners that it wouldn't have otherwise attracted simply because they were giving it away. I think that artists in this day and age have a lot to gain from giving things away wether it is music, art or photography. It's an interesting debate that is far from over. I was also interested to hear the speculation on what will happen to our mobileme websites in the coming months. I also found it funny to hear that some people have gotten refunds. My husband renewed his mobileme 6 days before icloud came out and he was on the phone for 3 hours trying to get a refund and they wouldn't give him one. If I tell him that others were offered it he will be really mad!