One of the best examples of understanding the power of the free was the Grateful Dead. In their concerts they encouraged fans to make tapes of the performance. The Dead understood that the lower quality tapes would help to sell the brand which would in turn move people who really wanted to hear the band at its best purchase the tapes and records (much of their stuff was before CDs).
Iowa Blogger Mike Chaser points out that the Dead's "Protectors" have tried to stop a young novelist named J.T. Dutton who wanted to offer a brief quote from Dead lyrics at the start of each chapter in her book Freaked, which is set for release in March 2009.
Is this another example of what Michael Heller called The Gridlock Economy?
Ultimately the job of the defenders of the copyrights owned by the Grateful Dead should be to enhance the value of that right. It seems that Ice 9 doesn't understand either the legacy of the band nor their responsibility. Ice 9 - by the way, is a reference to Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle. I wonder if they pay a royalty to Vonnegut's estate?
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