MediaBerkman

The success of the blog in helping Internet users communicate is undeniable, but what happens when this medium is used not just to share ideas but to share music, too? The MP3 blog is a new and fast growing phenomenon that stretches our understanding of copryight, fair use, the purpose of a blog. Is the MP3 blog just a new version of filesharing, or is it a new medium that could transform the way we will listen to music in the future? AudioBerkman’s Benjamen Walker has this report (available for stream and download).

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MP3 Blogs in the Piece

• Matthew’s fluxblog
• Sean’s Said the Grammophone
• Elaine Chang’s fruits of chaos

Other Good MP3 Blogs:

• The Tofu Hut
• The Mystical Beast
• The Catbird Seat

*Note, an earlier version of this piece, “Blog Jockeys,” also aired on the NPR show, On the Media.

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