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death of the album? (or, for that matter, the novel?)

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[if:book] mp3s, file-sharing and iTunes, where kids are growing up with vast, shifting libraries of individual tracks instead of meticulously ordered, packaged collections. While it's true that a generation of shufflers may not have much respect for the integrity of albums, it's important to remember that most albums don't have all that much integrity to begin with.

Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[curmudgeonbludgeoning] It's been awhile: At the same time, those members of the 13-21 demographic who mustered enough integrity to proclaim 'Bizkit sucks' rallied behind their main men, those dreadlocked, angst ridden members of the iconic band Korn. Led by some guy who's name I don't know, they shelled out albums like harlequin shells out books.

[Mattrolls.blogspot.com] Matt Rolls a Hoover: A Copyfighter's Musings points to "Escape from Copyright." Derek isn't sure that he agrees with the author, because the author favors giving copyright holders the choice between copyright protection and technological protection. I'm having trouble taking the author seriously, but I'm not sure if that means that the author is clearly operating outside the realm of rational debate or it's just a flaw on my part.

[Diariaa.com] DiaRIAA - Artists speak out: It is in no way endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with RIAA, the Recording Industry Association of America. All trademarks and copyrights mentioned on this site are retained by their respective owners.

[Weblog.physorg.com] PhysOrg.com: Science, Technology Blog: Only registered PhysOrg.com users can submit new stories to PhysOrg WebLog, but everyone can comment

[Onlisareinsradar.com] On Lisa Rein's Radar: Article In Salon On RIAA's Shamnesty Program: After the RIAA's announcement, Salon surveyed the Web for reactions to Clean Slate. We e-mailed bloggers, Usenet users, people on P2P discussion sites and others who've been known to get a song for free every once in a while.

[Spaces.msn.com] Dave's Imaginary Sound Space: Podsafe Music Resources: Sub Pop Records states on the info page: "While we're unable to give you blanket permission to use any ole song you want from our catalog, you may incorporate any of the songs that are freely available as MP3s in the multimedia section of this website http://www.subpop.com/scripts/main/multimedia.php into your podcasts. HOWEVER, we do reserve the right to change our mind about the availability of any song for any reason at any time.