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News from the Goolag Since 2006 ~ A survival guide to the creative apocalypse: We follow issues and opinion important to professional creators. Data is the new exposure.

Month: December 2021

Written by Chris CastleDecember 30, 2021December 30, 2021

Justice, Thy Name is Kathy: NY @GovKathyHochul Vetoes the Metashills’ Illegal Library Compulsory License

Remember that illegal New York compulsory license for books that Big Tech tried to sneak through? Vetoed.

Written by Chris CastleDecember 16, 2021December 16, 2021

Big Tech’s Metashills Now Have ANOTHER Illegal Librarian Compulsory License, this time in New York for @GovKathyHochul’s signature

Big Tech’s allied special interest groups are making another end run around copyright, this time using librarians as human shields.

Written by Chris CastleDecember 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Maryland @GovLarryHogan and the Google Metashills Lead the Way on America’s Answer to Pirate Utopias In the Annapolis Autonomous Zone

Governor Larry Hogan illegal compulsory license for ebooks has created the Annapolis Autonomous Zone, the first state level TAZ.

Written by Chris CastleDecember 10, 2021December 14, 2021

The Revenge of the Internet Archive: Google and the Metashills Lead the Long March Through State Houses to Weaken Copyright for the Metaverse

Get the latest on how Maryland @GovLarryHogan and the Google metashills are screwing authors and rebuking Senator Thom Tillis–who’ll be next?

Written by Chris CastleDecember 6, 2021

A Comedy of Errors: Spotify Screws Up Again by Locking Out Comedians Who Dare to Talk Back

Spotify’s comedy of errors continues this time with added hubris.

Written by Chris CastleDecember 2, 2021December 6, 2021

Interview: @TerranyJohnson aka Tee Double on Radio Royalties and the American Music Fairness Act #IRespectMusic

Tee Double joins the panel on December 8 to talk radio royalties and the American Music Fairness Act.

Written by Chris CastleDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021

Must See User Centric Explainer by Stevic MacKay of @TwelveFootNinja

Fantastic straight from the heart and blisteringly accurate critique of the “big pool” streaming model.

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