Fandom/professionalism/copyright

Via Ben Golant, an interesting story about sound engineers remastering various songs from Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, and (at least until stopped) R.E.M.  Spin positions them as fans, and they clearly are, but it's worth noting that their access to the raw material came from pro work.  Pros often use their skills in their fannish endeavors; I'm excited to see it happening for two of my favorite bands.