In Which Jeff Bezos Gets a Paddling from China’s Xi Jinping Over a Bad Book Review
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos kowtows to China’s grand poobah Xi Jinping and deletes bad reviews of Xi’s absurd book.
Justice, Thy Name is Kathy: NY @GovKathyHochul Vetoes the Metashills’ Illegal Library Compulsory License
Remember that illegal New York compulsory license for books that Big Tech tried to sneak through? Vetoed.
Big Tech’s Metashills Now Have ANOTHER Illegal Librarian Compulsory License, this time in New York for @GovKathyHochul’s signature
Big Tech’s allied special interest groups are making another end run around copyright, this time using librarians as human shields.
Maryland @GovLarryHogan and the Google Metashills Lead the Way on America’s Answer to Pirate Utopias In the Annapolis Autonomous Zone
Governor Larry Hogan illegal compulsory license for ebooks has created the Annapolis Autonomous Zone, the first state level TAZ.
The Revenge of the Internet Archive: Google and the Metashills Lead the Long March Through State Houses to Weaken Copyright for the Metaverse
Get the latest on how Maryland @GovLarryHogan and the Google metashills are screwing authors and rebuking Senator Thom Tillis–who’ll be next?
A Comedy of Errors: Spotify Screws Up Again by Locking Out Comedians Who Dare to Talk Back
Spotify’s comedy of errors continues this time with added hubris.
Interview: @TerranyJohnson aka Tee Double on Radio Royalties and the American Music Fairness Act #IRespectMusic
Tee Double joins the panel on December 8 to talk radio royalties and the American Music Fairness Act.
Must See User Centric Explainer by Stevic MacKay of @TwelveFootNinja
Fantastic straight from the heart and blisteringly accurate critique of the “big pool” streaming model.
#FrozenMechanicals Take 2: @sealeinthedeal Finds Some Facts on the NMPA Tax Return and MOU FAQ
[A little context: The public comments on the majors’ proposed settlement at the Copyright Royalty Board that freezes mechanical royalties on vinyl and CDs are again attracting first rate reporting and arguments. Public comments are designed to help the Copyright Royalty Judges focus on important nuances before they tell us all what’s fair. Enter the […]
#FrozenMechanicals Take 2: Comment of Professor @KCEsq to the Copyright Royalty Board
[A little context: As MTP readers will recall, the Copyright Royalty Board is in the middle of two (count ’em, two) simultaneous rate proceedings for the statutory mechanical royalty rates under the reliably absurd Section 115 of the Copyright Act. These two are styled “Phonorecords III” and “Phonorecords IV” respectively. Technically, Phonorecords III was appealed […]
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