Originally posted on The Trichordist:
Music piracy is a subject that has been talked to death over the past decade. So much, in fact, that it seems scarce conceivable that we could say anything more of interest on the subject. The fundamental point I’d like you to take away from this is: it’s a lot…
MTP: How was the audience reaction for your first 30 days on the I Respect Music petition campaign? Blake Morgan: It’s honestly––and very happily––been above and beyond anything we could have estimated or ever hoped for. If you ask anyone who’s been working with me on this, they’ll tell you that the goal I’d set […]
Originally posted on The Trichordist:
https://twitter.com/GloriaSteinem/status/436266170212024320 Electronic Frontier Fondation disagrees. “*&#$&^@!!!!” https://twitter.com/CathyGellis/status/436297129733001216 So let’s see…. Human Rights are interfering with our freedoms? Help me out here. I guess you have to be a lawyer to understand this logic. RELATED: Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Article 27 The Human Rights of Artists Google pretends to care about…
[Editor Charlie sez: This interview first appeared in a 2 part series in the Huffington Post . It is also available as a podcast. This series continues the Guide to Music Performance Royalties Part 1 and Part 2.] Background: As we developed in Parts 1 and 2 of this series, there is an important distinction […]
I know Mr. Almunia probably didn’t take this Yank seriously–God knows I do that with real Yankees all the time (even when it’s not SXSW). But, Mr. Vice President, be advised: Google really did extend its search monopoly to another search vertical when it acquired YouTube and YouTube is a monopoly. Nowhere was this more […]
Originally posted on Music Technology Policy:
[Update 1/21/14: According to a press release dated 1/16/14 and the ELI fundraising invitations, Kent Walker was keynoting at ELI. According to a post dated 1/16/14 Kent Walker is not keynoting ELI, Robert Kyncl is keynoting. Robert Kyncl is the head of content and business acquisitions at YouTube. (Given…
[Editor Charlie sez: We are thrilled to welcome Helienne Lindvall to MTP as a guest writer! Helienne interviewed Jean Michel Jarre, the newly elected president of CISAC, at MIDEM. A version of this interview previously appeared in the Guardian. As this year’s conference is widely rumored to be the last MIDEM, we should enjoy it […]
“One party is better.” Attributed to Joseph Stalin responding to Winston Churchill’s complaint of standing for election in a two party system. I’m struggling with the Goldieblox timeline (thanks to Adland.tv). 1. Goldieblox posts video on YouTube with link to Intuit’s small business get a commercial in the Superbowl contest. 2. The video “went viral” […]
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