copyright
IFPI rhetorics imply that file-sharing supports terrorism
A few days ago, IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) put out a press release titled “ten inconvenient truths“, which claims to offer new insights into the dirty world of digital piracy.
Apart from the fact that the titles is a rather weak reference to the movie about Al Gore and global warming (”An Inconvenient […]
New German lawblog: kriegs-recht.de
Don’t be irritated by the website’s name (”Kriegsrecht” is German for martial law): Henning Krieg just started a new law blog. From his first post and the reputation he’s gathered in the barcamp scene with his sessions on blogging and law, his area of interest is clear: He’s going to blog about online law.
Should be […]
A Swarm of Angels: Thousands not hundreds
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I was thrilled to hear that A Swarm of Angels (the amazing collaborative community-based film project lead by Matt Hanson) is hitting the 1000+ members mark: This also means its time to freeze membership for a little while to guarantee for the necessary stability. Phase 2 out of 5 accomplished!
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A Swarm of Angels: Movie Poster Competition
Ever thought of designing a poster? Like, one that’s going to be the official promo material for a real movie? (And a kick-ass one, too!) Well, here’s your chance.
The great independent, collaborative & community-driven film project A Swarm of Angels has started a movie poster competition.
Palla has released his latest stunning image for A Swarm […]
Save net radio, save pandora.com
This email really made me gulp:
Dear Pandora listener,
Today we have some extremely disappointing news to share with you. Due to international licensing constraints, we are deeply, deeply sorry to say that we must begin proactively preventing access to Pandora’s streaming service for most countries outside of the U.S.
It is difficult to convey just how […]
iTunes will sell the complete EMI catalog DRM-free
Apple and EMI announced that the whole EMI catalog will be sold through the iTunes music store DRM-free:
Higher-quality music files, which will play on any computer and any digital-audio player, will not replace the copy-protected EMI music currently sold through iTunes. Rather, they will complement the standard 99-cent iTunes downloads and will be sold at […]
Jamendo: Discover all kinds of music, free and legal (CC rules)
Sick of your ever-DRM-protected iTunes music? At Jamendo artists publish their music under a Creative Commons license, so you can enjoy, download and share it with your friends for free - and it’s all perfectly legal, too. Also, no more copy protection or other annoyances like you get in most online shops.
As Tim O’Reilly once […]
Viacom vs YouTube makes the Daily Show
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P2P is media piracy’s biggest enemy
BoingBoing quotes a great story about how P2P filesharing puts media pirates out of business:
A media pirate — someone who sells pirated DVDs and CDs for a living — complains that P2P has put him out of business. People might be willing to buy legit music online even though P2P exists (…), but they won’t […]
Alternatives to Second Life
Recently, I’ve blogged a few times about the issues I see with Second Life, both technical and structural. (Here’s some of my SL posts.) On his weblog, Onder points out three aspects that are crucial to virtual environments. Since Second Life’s performance doesn’t seem to scale so well (i.e. it keeps getting real slow during […]