Ethan Smith reports on a unique CD project in his article "This Compilation CD Is Meant to be Copied and Shared" in the September 20, 2004 issue of The Wall Street Journal.
Highlights from the article:
-The music industry has sued 4,679 alleged digital pirates to stem online file swapping.
-Next month, Wired Magazine is issuing a CD designed for file sharing called "The Wired CD: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share" featuring 16 prominent artists, including Beastie Boys, David Byrne and Gilberto Gil.
-The free CD is distributed under the Creative Commons license developed by Stanford Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig.... more »