[Nettime-bold] This is ridiculous! re: Public Enemy Goes Open Source

["John John" <diasporaontheroad2@hotmail.com>]

>Their current project
>exploits their fanbase, many of whom are no doubt eager to appear on
>a PE release, regardless of the legal requirements.

To even attempt to call PE 'exploitative' for letting their fanbase 
contribute to the SlamJamz competition is beyond ridiculous. I could barely 
believe I saw it.

As a nettime subscriber and a PE fan who has been posting on their message 
board on a daily basis since its inception, I know how much money Chuck D 
has sunk into the collective Hip-Hop community at no self profit. He doesn't 
ask for a cent yet has set up not only www.publicenemy.com, the 
bringthenoise.com radio station, the rapstation.com supersite, the new 
slamjamz.com label...all of these sites have provided services which have to 
be paid for. The PE series of sites do not ask for fees, have never hounded 
you with ads, cookies or ANYTHING. Chuck and co have been altruistic and 
accomodating to the point where I often fear if Chuck is getting any 
sleep...he personally posts on the EB and replies personally to email, 
perhaps the only major star who does so. Appears on fans recordings...

THE WHOLE SLAMJAMZ competition payment is just an incentive for people, an 
assistance...there are THOUSANDS of fans who would remix recordings FOR 
NOTHING! and have!

>Public Enemy's project is simply the making of another Public
>Enemy album, with PE apparently taking ownership of the derived
>works.


Look the reality is...the competition offers the chance to remix OLD tracks. 
These will probably not appear on the next album and are more likely to 
appear as a SlamJamz EP...it is really just a chance to let talented new 
comers have their work heard.Sure there is a mutual benefit in the 
promotion...but WE ASKED FOR IT! The fans...

Also Chuck is NO HYPOCRITE...he was subject of a bad record deal and has 
outlined FAIR and JUST royalties, publishing etc.

I can't think of a less deserving target to level 'exploitation' at. Chuck 
has not only been one of music's great innovators, but has been attempting 
to do the same on the web.

Shit, I personally owe the man forever for helping to set up as many 
internet resources as he. Free of charge...for the benefit of the positive 
promotion of Hip-Hop.


Funky Drummer


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