Skip to content
  • Is your band registered to vote?
  • Legal, Copyright and Comment Policy
  • Read Key Background Materials

Music Technology Policy

News from the Goolag Since 2006 ~ A survival guide to the creative apocalypse: We follow issues and opinion important to professional creators. Data is the new exposure.

Month: February 2007

Written by Editor CharlieFebruary 19, 2007July 21, 2011

Unhand that Orphan, Professor: Lessig blows it again

I think we’ve all known people who have an obsession. In my business, it’s usually substances or sex. The causes of your own obsessions are usually hard enough to discover, and finding out why someone else has obsessions is next to impossible outside of the professional setting. Manifestations of obsessive behavior, however, are usually pretty […]

Written by Editor CharlieFebruary 19, 2007

The DMCA is not an Alibi: The Googlization of Art and Artists: Part 2

A few months ago, I speculated that Google was using its interpretation of the DMCA as a tool to shakedown content owners tired of the pain of chasing infringing videos off of YouTube. There is a news story today that gives some insight into Google’s negotiations with Viacom: Google will only agree to protect copyrighted […]

Written by Editor CharlieFebruary 18, 2007

The Five Second MBA’s Guide to Record Company Management

The math is actually quite simple and consists of the following bright and shiny objects: Revenue, Costs and Profits. The general idea is to keep revenue high, costs low and profits at least in line with your industry or preferably better. This is also known as the “hey, idiot” school of business or the 5 […]

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Music Technology Policy
    • Join 1,552 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Music Technology Policy
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar