Google going too far? How the ITM Editor’s blog disappeared
Google has removed the personal blog of ITM’s Dave Ruby Howe from Blogger following supposed repeated complaints from labels and web sheriffs. The blog, called Mass Hyperbole (which somehow Dave manages to keep going in the tiny amount of spare time his ‘real’ job affords him) is one of Australia’s best.
I’m highlighting this because I personally think that what Dave does shines a light on music that may not get a voice. I see the net effect as being overwhelmingly positive for the labels and artists he chooses to promote. I would argue that those labels and artists share my view.
The argument is spelled out clearly and in detail over on Pity The Cool but this quote sums it up for me: “As Editor for inthemix.com.au and contributor to a host of respected music and cultural media bodies, Dave spends most of his waking hours fertilising the music industy flowerpot. So why would he post post illegal mp3s on his personal blog…?”.
Love to know what Google has to say…
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