Comments on: “It’s some guy in North Carolina singing your songs” http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-364292 JP Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:09:36 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1175#comment-364292 Jimmy, this was my rationale: Tommy did the tribute karaoke without getting unduly hassled by copyright issues. He had the connectivity to upload the mp3s, and he had the platform (MySpace) via which to reach others in the read/write web. The people connected with Boston wouldn't have heard of Tommy unless his music was tagged in some way to do with Boston. And then they needed the connectivity and opportunity to listen to him. As you say, there are lots of cover bands, and they've been around for a long time. What makes this story different is that Boston had a way of finding the Tommys of this world, listening to them, choosing one. And the Tommys of this world had a way of being there to be found. That's where the IPR and DRM and openness and connectivity come in. Make any sense? Jimmy, this was my rationale:

Tommy did the tribute karaoke without getting unduly hassled by copyright issues. He had the connectivity to upload the mp3s, and he had the platform (MySpace) via which to reach others in the read/write web.

The people connected with Boston wouldn’t have heard of Tommy unless his music was tagged in some way to do with Boston. And then they needed the connectivity and opportunity to listen to him.

As you say, there are lots of cover bands, and they’ve been around for a long time. What makes this story different is that Boston had a way of finding the Tommys of this world, listening to them, choosing one. And the Tommys of this world had a way of being there to be found.

That’s where the IPR and DRM and openness and connectivity come in.

Make any sense?

]]> By: Jimmy Dell http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-363801 Jimmy Dell Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:21:39 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1175#comment-363801 It's a great story, but how does DRM or openness factor into it? Cover bands have existed for decades, and presumably Tommy has been singing Boston songs in the shower since the 80's. I'm just not connecting the dots. It’s a great story, but how does DRM or openness factor into it? Cover bands have existed for decades, and presumably Tommy has been singing Boston songs in the shower since the 80′s. I’m just not connecting the dots.

]]> By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-363349 JP Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:52:37 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1175#comment-363349 George, Ron, James, thanks for your comments. I'll be writing a longer post on openness following my session at Supernova, I'd love to see what you think of it. George, Ron, James, thanks for your comments. I’ll be writing a longer post on openness following my session at Supernova, I’d love to see what you think of it.

]]> By: george http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-363305 george Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:09:23 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1175#comment-363305 It is a great story, and it is an encouragement to the everyday man. However, it does leave out the part that the previous BOSTON lead vocalist, Fran Cosmo, was not invited on this tour, after being in the band 10 years. It is a great story, and it is an encouragement to the everyday man.

However, it does leave out the part that the previous BOSTON lead vocalist, Fran Cosmo, was not invited on this tour, after being in the band 10 years.

]]> By: Cloudy Thinking » Blog Archive » JP Rangaswami — how Boston found its new lead singer http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-363187 Cloudy Thinking » Blog Archive » JP Rangaswami — how Boston found its new lead singer Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:42:01 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1175#comment-363187 [...] JP Rangaswami “It’s some guy in North Carolina singing your songs,” a remix of the story of Tommy de Carlo, the new lead singer for Boston. Cool beans. [...] [...] JP Rangaswami “It’s some guy in North Carolina singing your songs,” a remix of the story of Tommy de Carlo, the new lead singer for Boston. Cool beans. [...]

]]> By: James Marwood http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/06/20/its-some-guy-in-north-carolina-singing-your-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-362923 James Marwood Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1175#comment-362923 This a great story, and a good antidote to those who deride the value of openness. This a great story, and a good antidote to those who deride the value of openness.

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