![]() ![]() ![]() If anything, it reveals their relationship to the culture: they invest a lot of money in their brand and culture, as can be seen on their website. I suppose it's efficient from their perspective, if it's all about control. The difference between Stones Throw and everyone else is that they immediately go to hosts. Admittedly, the c-box is a little harder to police. We've put them on our "Do Not Post" list, although as far as I know, two posts have fallen through the cracks since that policy started in '08 - and have been taken down immediately upon notification. They've already acquired a reputation of sorts in how they go after blogs and links, so to some this is no surprise. Besides, some could give a fuck about communities that form around blogs, and would shrug if they disappeared along with their links.Įnter Stones Throw. However, artists/labels have a right to be stubborn (unenlightened) about this, as the law as written is with them. A site like this attracts tastemakers and dedicated fans of the music that will buy your music after they've heard it - not encased in the webplayer on your site, but on their ipod or car stereo or whatever. Personally, I disagree with the premise that you can absolutely control digital media. Through the years, we've received a few complaints - less than a dozen - and we've always honored artists'/labels' requests. That's a LOT of instrumental albums upped. I did the math: We've made 878 posts over the 3+ years of the blog, many of them containing multiple albums. I'm waiting to hear from them specifically, but playing the odds, I'd say it's Stones Throw. C-box, who we use as our primary means for interaction on this site, has frozen the chat box in response to a DMCA complaint. ![]()
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