Trent has extremely good idea. He wants to have an aggregate site for all fan-created remixes (of his music). Everything was ready, set and go … but his former record company won’t allow it. They own masters and no one can touch them without their permission. Great!
Universal fears that if they open remix site the company can’t have same time law suits against YouTube and Google. Some people and organizations really fear true innovations.
While I am profoundly perturbed with this stance as content owners continue to stifle all innovation in the face of the digital revolution, it is consistent with what they have done in the past. So… we are challenged at the last second to find a way of bringing this idea to life without getting splashed by the urine as these media companies piss all over each other’s feet. We have a cool and innovative site ready to launch but we’re currently scratching our heads as to how to proceed.
More to come….Trent Reznor
