In a recent entry into the band's website , PEARL JAM accuses the powerful telecommunications company AT & T to censor part of his show during a live broadcast online.
The incident occurred last Saturday during the webcast a band concert, broadcast by the site AT & T Blueroom . At the end of the transmission band's many fans reported that the audio was lost during the rendition of "Daugther" , right at the part where the lead singer Eddie Vedder plays with the melody of the chorus of classic "Another Brick In The Wall "Pink Floyd of changing point for "George Bush, leave this world alone" and "George Bush, find yourself Another home" .
The band accuses AT & T to censor the broadcast, saying: "The actions of AT & T strike at heart of public concern about the power exercised by corporations in determining what the public can see or hear through the media. " The company in turn, published in the AT & T Blueroom a brief message to evade responsibility: "The issue of interpretation of PEARL JAM last Saturday was not intentional, but an error of webcast provider, and is contrary to our policy. We feel the error and we are trying to work with the band to post the song in its entirety. "
the band The statement calls the public to be vigilant against this kind of criticism, ask about other possible cases of intervention content Corporations, and calls to inquire about the issue of Net Neutrality . It is not the first time that PEARL JAM faces a corporate giant: In the mid-nineties, the band alleged abuses Ticketmaster in the business of selling tickets for shows and ended with the band canceling their tour in one of his moments of greatest success worldwide.
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