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Old 02-09-2004, 12:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Electronic Rock Band Strikes Blow For Consumer Rights

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Electronic Rock Band Strikes Blow For Consumer Rights

Ged Carroll [Comms/PR consultant & club DJ] | POSTED: 02.07.04 @04:52

The self styled 'progressive electronic-trip rock' band Eisbecher have bundled two blank CD-Rs with each copy of their new album.

Whilst much of the record industry wants to turn back the clock so that they are the only people who can make any kind of recordings Eisbech have made a point of supporting the consumers existing legal right to fair use copies.

From their <a href="http://www.eis-brecher.com/en/news">site </a>"We are of the opinion that the music buyers are criminalized enough and have been made responsible for the wretched state in the music industry. We are giving them the chance to make 2 legal copies for private use with 'official blanks'. It can't always be that the end users have to take the blame for something that international corporations have arranged with their artist-burning methods." Eisbrecher's record label ZYX Music supports this action and will deliver the first 5000 albums of the group with 2 blanks each."

If you would like to know what their stuff sounds like check <a href="http://www.eis-brecher.com/en/media">this</a> out. The best way I can describe it a kind of like of like the industrial Electronic Body Musicc of Front 242, but in German.

You can buy their work on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001500IQ/eisbrecher-21/202-3533695-5987000">here</a>

I hope that they do well for their small but significant effort sticking it to The Man, which is what rock n' roll is really about . (Ya feelin' <a href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=2369_0_4_0_C">IT</a> Carly Fiorina?)
It's nice to see a band sticking up for consumer rights; it's just unfortunate that more mainstream bands aren't as concerned with the people who listen to their music. Acts like this will surely go unnoticed by the masses and the record industry, but every little bit counts.
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