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John Perry Barlow wrote song lyrics for the epically touring American rock band The Grateful Dead. The band was known for its eclectic mixture of musical styles, epic live improvisational episodes, and hordes of devoted fans that followed the musicians on tour. Among these fans were the ‘tapers’, who recorded more than 95% of the Grateful Dead’s live shows. In contrast with typical expectations of behavior at live concerts, recording Grateful Dead shows by audience members was not con­