Martin Mills is Chairman of the Beggars Group, home to some of the best known brands in the music business–4AD, XL, Matador, and Rough Trade, as well as the Beggars Banquet catalog. In addition to his companies, Martin is a leading advocate for independent record companies around the world. He’s also a fine example of […]
I note that the quotations from Fred von Lohman, the Mystic Knight of the EFFluviati, that appeared in the press on the Veoh case were somewhat guarded. We learn from our spectacular defeats—Grokster in Fred’s case. The industry sentiment regarding Veoh reminds me of reaction to the lower court decisions in Grokster—this simply cannot be […]
Here’s the latest scary corporate bugaboo from the EFFluviati: Burning Man (creepy Eric Schmidt’s fav) has some terms of use that protect the integrity of its brand and give EFF yet another chance to alarm the masses about the evils of success–sorry–intellectual property rights. Check out the EFFluvia from the Deep Thoughts blog.
From the people who brought you the rather constipated expression “law hardening”, Wired Magazine brings you “Jailbreaking” in a recent article describing Fred von Lohmann, effluviati bandito profundo maximus hairdo of the 32nd degree, who supported hacking the Apple iPhone operating system in a recent debate with the Register of Copyright at the Temporary Autonomous […]
The House and Senate both introduced new versions of the “orphan works” legislation (the “Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act” named after the late AOL lobbyist). Why, you may ask? What is so important about “orphan works”? Do the songwriters, artists, photographers, illustrators, screenwriters, actors, directors you know come up to you in the street, strike […]
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