UPDATE: Goldieblox was given permission to delay their filing responding to the Beastie Boys claims until…wait for it…after the Superbowl. I know–what a coincidence. A filing that was made on January 27–a couple days before the “announcement” that Goldieblox would win the Intuit “contest”. Thanks to Adland, there seems to be a few Twitter bots […]
Some interesting points were made by the Committee and the witnesses at Tuesday’s (Jan 26) hearing before the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet on “The Scope of Fair Use”. One high point for me was that the Chairman only had to gavel Professor Jaszi a single time. I guess the […]
As you may know, the US is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t respect artists, musicians and vocalists enough to pay them when their songs are played on the radio. That’s right, when you hear “Gimmie Shelter” on the radio, Jagger and Richards get paid for the song but Merry Clayton […]
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The wisest among you learn to read your portents well There’s no need to hurry because the road is all downhill to Hell… From Don’t Stand Still by The Original Snakeboy Firedoglake and Redstate have done a great job in focusing public attention on the scandal of Google’s profiting from…
[Ed. note: MTP readers will recall that we do not typically post excerpts from the MTP Monthly Newsletter, but we’re making an exception in this case. Get a free subscription by signing up for the blog in the sign up box in the right hand column.] Artist and music business entrepreneur Blake Morgan spoke with […]
Our friend Blake Morgan (@theblakemorgan on Twitter) has started a movement with his Huffington Post article Art and Music Are Professions Worth Fighting for. Given the 40,000 or so likes the HuffPo piece got, Blake has taken it to the next level and offered the “#IRespectMusic” hashtag on Twitter, which has brought a huge turnout, […]
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A question came up regarding copyright registration at the May 16, 2013 House IP Subcommittee hearing featuring Professor Pamela Samuelson. Professor Samuelson teaches at the University of California at Berkeley and also runs the Samuelson Glushko system of academic legal centers (the “Glushko” is Professor Samuelson’s husband, Dr. Robert…
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Here’s another item that won’t make it into the Wikipedia article on “Google, Inc.” MTP readers will recall the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education by Berkeley Professor Geoffrey Nunberg, “Google Book Search: A Disaster for Scholars.” [Scholars] need reliable metadata about dates and categories, which is why it’s…
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[Editor Charlie says: As of Christmas Day (7 days in release) “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has grossed $890 million in worldwide box office. “How better to revive a 30-year-old series than by enlisting armies of kids to make the content interesting again?” Well, that’s one better way.] This is a repost…
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I want my data and in 2012 I see absolutely no reason why I shouldn’t own it. It seems like everyone has it, and exploits it…everyone but the creators providing the content that services are built on. I wish I could make this demand: stream my music, but in…
