Got to hand it to Curry and company for trying to get the labels with commercial music to authorize their music be played in podcasts free of charge. The reality is nothing is free of charge in this world and the labels can’t get by without using the word “but.”

Cory Doctorow points to the PodShow producer terms and then dismantles the fine print:

The problem is that in return for access to PodCast music, you agree to a license that prohibits you from referencing “software piracy (warez, cracking, etc.), hacking, phreaking, emulators, ROM’s, or illegal MP3 activity” or saying anything “deemed unsuitable or harmful to the reputation of PodShow or the Licensor.”

What’s that cliche? The big text giveth and the small text taketh away. Bummer.

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