Ok, obviously this Grey Album thing has captured the attention of the media — big time. I love reading something like this in a major publication, though:
As news of EMI’s demand spilled online this week, music-industry and intellectual-property activists went ballistic. It’s a sign of everything that’s wrong in the American copyright system, they contend. And besides, by releasing an a capella version of The Black Album, Jay-Z and his record label, Roc-a-Fella, practically begged DJs to pair his rhymes with new beats. So why should a remixer now suffer for answering the call?
Read the entire article on Wired’s site.
Update:
There’s even a thread on Slashdot concerning the issue.
The SF Bay Guardian also has a review on the now extinct album.
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