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Propaganda graphic: podcasting is selling music, and it's legal
The UK Podcasting Association posted a propaganda graphic today at
http://ukpodcasters.blogspot.com/2006/06/podcasting-is-selling-music-and-its.html
that I think is absolutely brilliant.
I've put this graphic up on our podcaster's page at http://magnatune.com/info/podcast and would like to encourage all podcasters to use it on their web sites. It makes a great point!
The full size graphic itself resides at
http://he3.magnatune.com/info/images/poddingsmile.jpg or you can use the smaller one I made at
http://he3.magnatune.com/info/images/poddingsmile2.gif
Posted by John Buckman on June 9, 2006 at 03:20 AM | Permalink
Comments
Ok, call me dense, but I don't get it. Maybe it's the way the sentence is structured, but I don't understand what the slogan means. Can you explain?
Thanks!
Posted by: Falik at Jun 10, 2006 8:15:40 AM
The issue is that podcasting is generally viewed as piracy and illegal by the RIAA, ASCAP and others, and they grudgingly give licenses to allow it in a very limited capacity (ie, 30 second samples). But, the reality is that it functions like radio, and helps sell music.
Posted by: John Buckman at Jun 10, 2006 9:44:03 AM
I'll buy the T-shirt! get that on Cafe Press it's F#$%^ng brilliant!
Posted by: Martin RIchmond at Jun 10, 2006 1:30:25 PM
Ok, so it's sarcasm that pokes fun at the status quo. I didn't get it at first because I didn't realize that some view podcasting as "piracy" or "illegal". It's kind of silly to assess any kind of legal status to a podcast without first considering what it contains. Actually, I guess it's the use of non-authorized content within the podcast that makes it legal or not.
Now, I wouldn't go as far to say it's a brilliant graphic. I think it needs to name the target of sarcasm if looking for any kind of saturation in the mainstream. If it had said at the top: "Hey RIAA..." I think it would have more impact. Right now it just seems like a clever inside joke.
Great start though.
Posted by: Falik at Jun 11, 2006 11:01:55 PM
That's a takeoff on downhillbattle.org's tshirts...
downhillbattle.org
downhillbattle.org/postal/home_taping.jpg
Posted by: Peter at Jun 16, 2006 12:09:14 PM
Downhillbattle: no it's not. It derives from the inner lining of many LPs that were sold in the 1980s, as does the image to which you refer. Note that OUR cassette face is a HAPPY cassette face...
Posted by: Dean Whitbread at Apr 8, 2007 7:35:29 AM
FWIW it's a design created by the UK Podcasters Association. You can contact them at http://ukpodcasters.org.uk/
Posted by: Parkylondon at Apr 9, 2007 1:44:25 AM
