CD Baby Explains their Stance on Censorship

By Jake Brown

July 28, 2006

White power group Skrewdriver got onto iTunes via CD Baby. Derek Sivers justifies his company's firm anti-censorship policy: "For every dollar we make selling some obviously racist/nazi/whatever album, we contribute TWO dollars to anti-racist organizations like UNCF and others." Interesting resolution to a murky dilemma.

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