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date: "2004-01-15T20:29:00Z"
title: Aphex Twin Supports Free Music
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In case you missed <a href='http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/15/0213204&mode=nested&tid=126&tid=141&tid=188&tid=95&threshold=1'>the Slashdot story</a>, <a href='http://www.warprecords.com/bleep/'>Bleep</a>, <a href='http://www.warprecords.com/'>Warp Record's</a> new music service, is <acronym title='Digital Rights Management'>DRM</acronym>-free:
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<blockquote cite='http://www.warprecords.com/bleep/'>
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Bleep music has no DRM or copy protection built in. We believe that most people like to be treated as customers and not potential criminals - DRM is easily circumvented and just puts obstacles in the way of enjoying music.
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Source: <cite><a href='http://www.warprecords.com/bleep/'>BLEEP <acronym title='Frequently Asked Questions'>FAQ</acronym></a></cite>
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Hot on the heels of that announcement, comes this interview with Richard D. James (<acronym title='Also Known As'>aka</acronym> Mr <a href='http://www.rephlex.com/'>Aphex Twin</a>):
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<blockquote cite='http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html'>
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Despite the rushed release of Drukqs and the reasons behind that, he thinks "having music for free is a good thing, because I don't think music should be a commodity. I've changed my opinion to and fro over the years, but I really do think there shouldn't be any copyright on art.
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"But the thing is, some kid somewhere might be really poor and think, 'If I make the best music in the world, I can get some money and buy a house and some equipment', which is what I thought. So that is a good motivation, as well. You would lose that."
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Source: <cite><a
href='http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/08/1073437402717.html'>"Synths,
drukqs and rock'n'roll"</a>, <a href='http://www.smh.com.au/'>Sydney
Morning Herald</a> (linked from <a
href='http://boingboing.net/'>BB</a>)</cite>
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Alright!
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