Blog: Podbop Blog

The Associated Press has a story this week about how the creators of music--from Rage Against The Machine to Sesame Street tunes--are protesting usage of their art for torture. Now that's a fair use issue I can get behind! According to the AP , guards at U.S. military prisons use songs by Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, Queen, Pantera, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and more to break prisoners. It's an especially torturous weapon against detainees from Afghanistan who, thanks to the Taliban, have had little or no exposure to Western heavy rock. Thus, [...]