Breaking: Pandora’s IRFA Lobbyists Return for the Astroturf Reheat in NPR Alliance Against Artist Rights
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Month: April 2015
Will @NPR still #IRESPECTMUSIC and @allsongs After Joining Dark Side Coalition?
Originally posted on The Trichordist:
? Gee this wasn’t coordinated at all. Two new Astroturf (squared) organizations in two days (with possibly the same web designer?) ?The day after the announcement of the the new ReCreateCoalition, an AstroTurf organization?composed almost exclusively of Google connected Astroturf organizations, ? some of the same companies plus The National…
Live From YouTubeistan: Google Still Providing Material Support for ISIS
Long War Journal reports: The Islamic State has released a new video showcasing recent battles in the Al Sufiyah area of eastern Ramadi. Approximately 30 Iraqi police have been killed and around 100 more have been injured in recent days in the western provincial capital. The video (embedded above) documents fierce firefights taking place with Iraqi Security […]
#irespectmusic Hits the Road: Blake Morgan Campus Talks on the #irespectmusic Movement and Artist Pay for Radio Play
Blake Morgan has taken the #irespectmusic message out on the road–the way we all know how to sell ourselves and our records. Blake’s going to finish his Spring 2015 East Coast college tour in Toronto at Canadian Music Week on what is sure to be a noteworthy panel on May 8 with Blake, Zoë Keating and author […]
World Watch: Author John Degen’s Seriously Must Read Post “5 Seriously Dumb Myths About Copyright”
Canadian author John Degen (@jkdegen) wrote a funny and informative post that I recommend to anyone interested in artist rights and copyright, “5 Seriously Dumb Myths About Copyright.” And this means you, journalists–especially you journalists who uncritically write to the press release from the Electronic Frontier Foundation or the sainted Creative Commons. John’s post has […]
Attention Bands and Bloggers: Link to Your Local Indie Retailers and Be Good to Them When It’s NOT Record Store Day
There’s an inclination on the part of bands and bloggers to use links to Amazon or Apple for fans to buy your records. Here’s a thought: Try linking to someone who gives a shit whether you suck air and who doesn’t spend tens of millions of dollars trying to fuck you in Washington? Think that […]
You Say Registrar I Say Register: Truth in the Land of Plenty
A quick update on the Canadian copyright extension for sound recordings: The magisterium of the professoriate in Canada is equivocating yet again on the difference between artists who write songs and artists who don’t and misleading the public in the process. I know that’s a shocker. While you recover, a quick detour on the difference […]
World Watch: Canadian Government Closes Big Tech’s Back Door Loophole
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has announced that Canada will expand the current 50 year copyright term for sound recordings in Canada to 70 years. This brings Canada into the 21st Century and in line with its global trading partners. Expect handwringing from Big Tech and the magisterium of the professoriate, some of which […]
Pandora is Not A Start-Up Anymore
Two interesting Pandora stories broke in the last couple days: Morgan Stanley projects a no-bubble price target of $2-$3 a share for Pandora with an “onerous” (meaning fair) royalty set in the Webcasting IV proceeding currently underway, and Roger Faxon joined the Pandora board. According to analysis of Morgan Stanley’s stock analysis: Swinburne noted that […]
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