Google has announced their new “form” for processing requests from Europeans wishing to exercise their “right to be forgotten” under the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice. True to form, they found a way to hack the orders of the nation state and jack their users. Like sullen little schoolboys, the oligarchs who […]
We’ve seen quite a bit of “new boss” activity this week: Google screwing indie labels, Amazon screwing authors and now yet another missed opportunity for Sirius and Pandora to demonstrate that they care about the artists who deliver them riches. Yes, it’s that old and unimproved digital radio, now with even more exploitation. Meet the […]
MTP readers will recall when Rap Genius–or what RG’s investor Marc Andreessen has called the “Internet Talmud”–decided to come in from the cold and get licenses for the lyrics that are an integral part of the site. (“Internet Talmud”? Really? Entitled much?) Yes, Mark Andreessen posted on a Rapgenius forum this explanation for why he […]
Who took on the Standard Oil men and whipped their ass Just like he promised he’d do There ain’t no Standard Oil man gonna run this state It’s gonna be run by folks like me and you Kingfish, by Randy Newman Monique Goyens, the Director General of the European Consumer Organization (BEUC), published an opinion […]
Talk about DMCA abuse! Some people don’t deserve a safe harbor when they turn it into a minefield. WIN YouTube statement YOUTUBE ISSUES CONTENT BLOCKING THREATS TO INDEPENDENT LABELS WIN Raises Concerns About New Music Streaming Agreements Talks Between the Two Parties Yield No Significant Results London, May 22nd 2014 – The Worldwide Independent Network […]
Originally posted on The Trichordist:
There is an interesting story breaking in the UK’s Guardian about negotiations between indie labels rights organization Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) and Google’s YouTube. “Music industry trade association the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has accused YouTube of strong-arm negotiating tactics trying to force indie labels to sign up to the…
I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today! J. Wellington Wimpy We recently posted an excellent piece by music publisher Monica Corton that aptly expresses the frustration of music publishers in the Kafka-esque world of government control of songwriting and music publishing. The agita over government control has been developing for years. The latest […]
Google and its catspaw the Electronic Frontier Foundation have a lot of experience with takedown notices from the Chilling Effects Clearing House to Google’s “Transparency Report.” Google has been tracking takedown notices for a long time, now running over 20 million takedown notices a month for search alone (and for their automated takedown tool alone). […]
Originally posted on Music Technology Policy:
We’ve all seen lawyer email signature blocks get longer and longer. Lots of disclaimers about a variety of subjects, but in light of the Google involvement with the National Security Agency and the use of the “third party doctrine“, one disclaimer caught my attention in the email signature of…
John Paczkowski writes at Re/code that Google Chairman Eric Schmidt (or as we know him, Uncle Sugar) suggests that when it comes to the European Court of Justice’s “right to be forgotten” ruling, Mr. Schmidt wants to have it both ways. (Selective Memory: Eric Schmidt and the Right to Be Forgotten). Shocking, I know. Commenting […]
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