lily allen

While the RIAA and file-sharers have been slugging it out in settlement agreements and high-profile legal actions in recent years, at times the voices of the artists themselves have been drowned out.

Some, however, have been so loud it has proven impossible to ignore them. Whether they love file-sharing, hate it, or sit happily on the fence, the opinions of artists matter.

Over the years we have covered dozens of artists who’ve spoken out on piracy.

From Lily Allen, through 50 Cent to Radiohead, all have voiced their opinion on the topic.

Over the last few years we’ve reported on many artists who’ve spoken out about piracy.

Some did so in a positive or at least pragmatic way, but others including Lily Allen launched a direct assault on everything file-sharing related.

Unfortunately, I can't find who first sent this in, but the site Inieoma recently had an interesting multi-part "discussion" on how independent artists are dealing with the issue of "piracy." Some of the parts are quite interesting.

Dan Bull, who wrote, recorded and made videos for his brilliant open letters to both Lily Allen and Peter Mandelson, was asked by UK ISP TalkTalk if he would be interested in creating a new song concerning the Digital Economy Bill.

British pop star Lily Allen has topped the blogosphere this week over posts made to her anti-piracy blog “It’s Not Alright”.