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Posted by Bret Hannah on
December 8, 2009 at 12:05 PM
The CRIA members were hit with the lawsuit in October 2008, after artists decided to turn to the courts following decades of frustration with the rampant infringement. The claims arise from a longstanding practice of the recording industry in Canada, described in the lawsuit as "exploit now, pay later if at all." It involves the use of works that are often included in compilation CDs (ie. the top dance tracks of 2009) or live recordings. The record labels create, press, distribute, and sell the CDs, but do not obtain the necessary copyright licences.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4596/135/
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Posted by CodeWarrior on
December 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM
John Young runs Cryptome.org and posts various documents he thinks should be of interest/concern
to his audience. Well, Yahoo is not happy with one of his posts, and you can read the interchange
between him and someone writing him in Yahoo's behalf.
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November 22, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Twitter has grown exponentially in the last few years, with it now being a highly used way for news and announcements to spread. However, this got a bit out of hand when a record company executive for Justin Bieber was arrested, after not telling fans at a mall to leave.
~~~~For NOT posting on Twitter??? So is this civil disobedience? Or an attack on personal freedom? What say the folks here?~~~~~~
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Posted by CodeWarrior on
November 6, 2009 at 5:47 PM
A federal judge has slapped an injunction on BlueBeat.com
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Posted by CodeWarrior on
November 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM
In what is one of the more interesting theories of how to establish copyright rights, BlueBeat
claims Beatle tunes are its creation.
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Posted by on
October 22, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Administration's Use Of Music For Torture
A group of prominent musicians are joining a campaign to close Guantanamo Bay and demanding the release of records about what music was used during the potential torture of detainees there and at other facilities.
~~~~~Music fit for torture? I understand they were using Brittany Spears music as well....now THAT I understand!~~~~
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Posted by on
October 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Judge: No Royalties for Music Industry Each Time a Ringtone Plays;
Thankfully, federal judge Denise Cote has ruled that a ringtone going off does not constitute a public performance, because the carrier has no way to control when a ringtone plays nor any expectation of revenue when it does.
~~~~I'll call Judge Cote a Patriot for having some common sense!~~~~~
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Posted by Mike (Shmoo) on
October 13, 2009 at 5:20 AM
Endzite (ends sight?) --- lol
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Posted by Mike (Shmoo) on
October 13, 2009 at 3:59 AM
I am speaking from my own perspective/upbringing/culture/observation/bias/training/"slant-on-life" (etc. and whatever) but...
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Posted by on
September 28, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Washington - President Obama on Friday announced the appointment of Victoria A. Espinel to the newly created position of copyright czar. She will be tasked with overseeing the nation's enforcement of intellectual property laws, and with protecting U.S. intellectual property abroad.
~~~~(Is anyone out there as freaked out about Obama's pet Czars as I am???)Because I think he's growing a whole new Congress unto himself..without YOUR approval!~~~~~~
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