"Home Taping Is Killing Music" was the slogan of a 1980s anti-copyright infringement propaganda campaign by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), a British music industry trade group. With the rise in cassette recorder popularity, the BPI feared that the ability of private citizens to record music from the radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in record sales. The logo, consisting of a Jolly Roger formed from the silhouette of a compact cassette, also included the words "And It's Illegal". The campaign was officially launched by then-BPI chairman Chris Wright on 28 October 1981.[1][2]
The original logo
An early proponent of home taping was Malcolm McLaren, who was at the time managing the British new wave band Bow Wow Wow. In 1980, the band released their cassette single "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" on cassette that featured a blank B-side on which the buyer could record their own music. However, the band's record label, EMI, dropped the group shortly afterwards because the single allegedly promoted home taping.
In the 2000s, the campaign experienced a revival, as the Norwegian branch of IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) launched a new campaign named Piracy Kills Music. The campaign has exactly the same message, same name and similar logos. The campaign won the Norwegian 2008 Gulltaggen award for "Best Internet Strategy" with much controversy.
Example of a parody of the original logoSection of a DJ set in a nightclub with a slipmat having the imprint Vinyl kills the mp3 industry. (2014)
The slogan was often parodied, one example being the addendum and it's about time too!, used by Dutch anarcho-punk band the Ex. Some fanzines changed the words from Home taping is killing the music industry and added the words ...so be sure to do your part! below the logo. Another example was the early 1980s counter-slogan Home Taping is Skill in Music, referring to early mixtapes, a precursor to sampling and remixes. The cassette & crossbones image was displayed briefly as a backdrop in the "Time Out for Fun" video by the band Devo from their 1982 album, Oh, No! It's Devo. Venom's 1982 album Black Metal used the logo with the words Home Taping Is Killing Music; So Are Venom. The phrase Home-Taping Is Making Music appears on the back cover of Peter Principle's self-produced 1988 album Tone Poems. The American punk band Rocket from the Crypt sold T-shirts with the tape and bones and the words "Home Taping Is Killing the Music Industry: Killing Ain't Wrong." Sonic Youth has T-shirts with the cassette and "Sonic Youth" written under it.[3][better source needed] The cover of Billy Bragg's album Workers Playtime featured a notice reading "Capitalism is killing music – pay no more than £4.99 for this record".[4]Mitch Benn also comments "Home taping isn't killing music, music's dying of natural causes" in the song "Steal This Song" on the album Radioface. In Poland during the mid-1980s, some (PRONIT label) vinyl pressings of certain albums contained a parody stamp labeled "Home taping... is much fun".
One cassette version of the Dead Kennedys e.p. In God We Trust Inc. had a blank side, printed with the message "Home taping is killing record industry profits! We left this side blank so you can help."[5]
During the 1980s, rock group the Beat sold blank cassette tapes as merchandise at their live shows. The band frequently encouraged fans and concert patrons to record their live performances instead of illegally copying their studio albums. The group's leader, Paul Collins, believed this practice would satisfy a need for instant gratification while preventing the sales of their albums from diminishing.
La Route du Rock biannual music festival in France uses the tape image as part of the event's logo.[6]
More recently, the pro-p2pfile sharing group Downhill Battle has used the slogan "Home Taping Is Killing the Music Industry, and It's Fun" on T-shirts, and the BitTorrent website The Pirate Bay uses the logo of a pirate ship whose sails bear the "tape and bones." Additionally the Pirate Party UK has a version of the tape and bones with the logo "copyright is killing music – and it's legal" and the Swedish Piratbyrån is using the same tape and bones as their logo.
In March 2010, TalkTalk, as part of its campaign against the UK Government's filesharing proposals, created a spoof video entitled "Home Taping is Killing Music". The song was written and performed by singer/songwriter Dan Bull and featured lookalikes of Madonna, George Michael and Adam Ant lip-synching to the song.[9][10][11]
^Annie Zaleski (25 October 2016). "35 Years Ago: The U.K. Launches the 'Home Taping Is Killing Music' Campaign". diffuse.fm.
^Nick Robertshaw (7 November 1981). "U.K. Industry Fights For Blank Tape Tax". Billboard. p. 1,71,74.
^"[Sonic Youth T-shirt]". Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^. Community Care. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
^Alex Sayf Cummings (2013). Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century. Oxford University Press. p. 202. ISBN9780199858224.
^Hervaud, Alexandre (1 September 2009). "Rock & Pirates à Saint Malo #1 : introduction" (in French). Libération.[permanent dead link]
^Aaron., Schwabach (2007). Intellectual property : a reference handbook. ABC-CLIO, Inc. ISBN9781598840452. OCLC 163587594.
^"CD-burning threatens music sales". Cincinnati Post. 16 August 2005 – via Newsbank.
^"Home Taping is Killing Music, by Dan Bull". Youtube. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^Heaney, Andrew (12 March 2010). . TalkTalk blogblog. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.
^"TalkTalk gets musical with digital economy bill opposition". cable.co.uk/. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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ability of private citizens to record music from the radio onto cassettes would cause a decline in record sales The logo consisting of a Jolly Roger formed from the silhouette of a compact cassette also included the words And It s Illegal The campaign was officially launched by then BPI chairman Chris Wright on 28 October 1981 1 2 The original logo An early proponent of home taping was Malcolm McLaren who was at the time managing the British new wave band Bow Wow Wow In 1980 the band released their cassette single C 30 C 60 C 90 Go on cassette that featured a blank B side on which the buyer could record their own music However the band s record label EMI dropped the group shortly afterwards because the single allegedly promoted home taping In the 2000s the campaign experienced a revival as the Norwegian branch of IFPI International Federation of the Phonographic Industry launched a new campaign named Piracy Kills Music The campaign has exactly the same message same name and similar logos The campaign won the Norwegian 2008 Gulltaggen award for Best Internet Strategy with much controversy Contents 1 Parodies 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksParodies edit nbsp Example of a parody of the original logo nbsp Section of a DJ set in a nightclub with a slipmat having the imprint Vinyl kills the mp3 industry 2014 The slogan was often parodied one example being the addendum and it s about time too used by Dutch anarcho punk band the Ex Some fanzines changed the words from Home taping is killing the music industry and added the words so be sure to do your part below the logo Another example was the early 1980s counter slogan Home Taping is Skill in Music referring to early mixtapes a precursor to sampling and remixes The cassette amp crossbones image was displayed briefly as a backdrop in the Time Out for Fun video by the band Devo from their 1982 album Oh No It s Devo Venom s 1982 album Black Metal used the logo with the words Home Taping Is Killing Music So Are Venom The phrase Home Taping Is Making Music appears on the back cover of Peter Principle s self produced 1988 album Tone Poems The American punk band Rocket from the Crypt sold T shirts with the tape and bones and the words Home Taping Is Killing the Music Industry Killing Ain t Wrong Sonic Youth has T shirts with the cassette and Sonic Youth written under it 3 better source needed The cover of Billy Bragg s album Workers Playtime featured a notice reading Capitalism is killing music pay no more than 4 99 for this record 4 Mitch Benn also comments Home taping isn t killing music music s dying of natural causes in the song Steal This Song on the album Radioface In Poland during the mid 1980s some PRONIT label vinyl pressings of certain albums contained a parody stamp labeled Home taping is much fun One cassette version of the Dead Kennedys e p In God We Trust Inc had a blank side printed with the message Home taping is killing record industry profits We left this side blank so you can help 5 During the 1980s rock group the Beat sold blank cassette tapes as merchandise at their live shows The band frequently encouraged fans and concert patrons to record their live performances instead of illegally copying their studio albums The group s leader Paul Collins believed this practice would satisfy a need for instant gratification while preventing the sales of their albums from diminishing La Route du Rock biannual music festival in France uses the tape image as part of the event s logo 6 nbsp The Pirate Bay logo with cassette and crossbones More recently the pro p2p file sharing group Downhill Battle has used the slogan Home Taping Is Killing the Music Industry and It s Fun on T shirts and the BitTorrent website The Pirate Bay uses the logo of a pirate ship whose sails bear the tape and bones Additionally the Pirate Party UK has a version of the tape and bones with the logo copyright is killing music and it s legal and the Swedish Piratbyran is using the same tape and bones as their logo Similar rhetoric has continued in 1982 Jack Valenti famously compared the VCR and its anticipated effect on the movie industry to the Boston Strangler and in 2005 Mitch Bainwol of the RIAA claimed that CD burning is hurting music sales 7 8 In March 2010 TalkTalk as part of its campaign against the UK Government s filesharing proposals created a spoof video entitled Home Taping is Killing Music The song was written and performed by singer songwriter Dan Bull and featured lookalikes of Madonna George Michael and Adam Ant lip synching to the song 9 10 11 See also editBeware of illegal video cassettes Criticism of copyright Don t Copy That Floppy Home Recording Rights Coalition Internet freedom Knock off Nigel Old time radio Home radio recordings in the United States Piracy is theft Public information film PIF Public service announcement Radio ripping Sony Corp of America v Universal City Studios Inc Spin public relations Steal This Film The Pirate Bay Who Makes Movies You can click but you can t hide You Wouldn t Steal a CarReferences edit Annie Zaleski 25 October 2016 35 Years Ago The U K Launches the Home Taping Is Killing Music Campaign diffuse fm Nick Robertshaw 7 November 1981 U K Industry Fights For Blank Tape Tax Billboard p 1 71 74 Sonic Youth T shirt Archived from the original on 17 December 2012 Retrieved 16 October 2012 Music Review Billy Bragg Volume II Community Care Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Alex Sayf Cummings 2013 Democracy of Sound Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century Oxford University Press p 202 ISBN 9780199858224 Hervaud Alexandre 1 September 2009 Rock amp Pirates a Saint Malo 1 introduction in French Liberation permanent dead link Aaron Schwabach 2007 Intellectual property a reference handbook ABC CLIO Inc ISBN 9781598840452 OCLC 163587594 CD burning threatens music sales Cincinnati Post 16 August 2005 via Newsbank Home Taping is Killing Music by Dan Bull Youtube Retrieved 28 March 2022 Heaney Andrew 12 March 2010 Dan Bull takes us back to the 80s when home taping was killing music TalkTalk blogblog Archived from the original on 21 December 2014 TalkTalk gets musical with digital economy bill opposition cable co uk Retrieved 13 April 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Home Taping Is Killing Music Home taping not killing music Sydney Morning Herald Guardian Unlimited Culture Vulture Track Back Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Home Taping Is Killing Music amp oldid 1216717610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
