As someone who has been an observer of the state of the music business for a while, I can tell you that the attacks on Warner Music Group and their artists in the blogosphere are (A) silly and (B) laced with what is called “quibbling” in some circles. And if you’re a black helicopter guy […]
“File sharing” is a term that entered the popular vocabulary as a bit of double speak about 10 years ago to put a “feel good” spin on behavior that was unauthorized at best. As one ISP executive succinctly put it in an e-mail: “….‘piracy’ is a loaded term. Could we say ‘sharing’ – ‘piracy’ implies […]
I ran across an excellent piece by Tom Sydnor (“Has Boston University Left Its Safe Harbor and Become Liable for Students’ Piracy?”) on the IP Central blog (which should be read regularly) discussing a recent ruling that Boston University apparently has shielded itself from legal liability according to a federal district court in Boston–by commiting […]
Appointments in the Obama Administration make it clearer every day that the President-Elect fully understands the fundamental economic principle taught in every freshman econ class around the world—there is no such thing as “free” culture. President Elect Obama also is an unambiguous supporter of the doctrine of “smart power” as articulated by the Report of […]
Remember The Man 2.0 in the Grey Flannel Suit? Lessig’s display–jumpy knees and all–on the Colbert Report has to be seen to be believed. He reminds us again that just like the $1.65 billion Google paid for YouTube, the point of the “hybrid economy” is for value to be captured by everyone BUT the creator. […]
A very smart post by a Polish musician regarding ISP licensing that runs through some numbers about why the EFF’s “voluntary collective licensing” scheme largely adopted by Choruss is daft. http://thecynicalmusician.com/2008/12/free-music-myths-i-wholl-profit-from-feels-like-free-models/
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