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Posted by Mike (Shmoo) on
May 7, 2010 at 10:59 AM
The explosion of social networking these past couple of years has killed the traffic we once obtained (and, upon a time innovated) here at Boycott-RIAA. We chanted and prayed for the death of the dinosaur with their old business model (and found that we, ourselves fell victim to the changing world's paradigm shift.) Should we just give up? (12 comments)
Posted by Bret Hannah on
February 25, 2010 at 3:07 PM
When using open source makes you an enemy of the state.
The US copyright lobby has long argued against open source software - now Indonesia's in the firing line for encouraging the idea in government departments
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensource-intellectual-property (4 comments)
Posted by tracy! on
February 1, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Qui Tam Team needs your lyrics! We are going to post relevant songs in our blog, on our website, and the world wide web. (15 comments)
Posted by on
January 26, 2010 at 1:29 PM
On Friday, Michael Davis, chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, made what some legal experts say is an unprecedented move involving statutory damages in a copyright case, when he reduced the jury-awarded amount by 97 percent. Davis called the $1.9 million amount "monstrous and shocking," changing the damages to $54,000, which he said was still "significant and harsh."
~~~Hey, if she keeps taking them to court, maybe she'll get them down to $10 bucks, or maybe they'll even end up paying her to make it all go away :)~~~ (6 comments)
Posted by leflaw on
January 21, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Apple remains the world's dominant digital music retailer, but it's a distinction that might be of decreasing significance as the digital market transforms from a model based on a la carte downloads to one of streaming access. (6 comments)
Posted by on
January 15, 2010 at 2:17 PM
~~~What a Double Standard the riaa enjoys..when they're the ones being sued, they're Foreign Corporations, and excempt, but when it comes to YOUR American isps they feel they can set (encourage, nudge nudge, the rules for them)~~~
"The FCC should not only avoid rules prohibiting ISPs from blocking illegal file trading, but it should actively encourage ISPs to do so, " the RIAA said. (3 comments)
Posted by on
January 13, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Duh, ya think?????
~~~~Did the United States' major record labels, as early as 2001, conspire to establish a system for the distribution and sale of digital music that would have seen subscribers paying up to $240 per year for the right to download up to two songs per artist per month, even then at a retail price indexed at the wholesale cost of $0.70 per song, with restrictive and unwanted DRM schemes attached?~~~~ (5 comments)
Posted by CodeWarrior on
December 15, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Wow...and you thought the ARIA was bad. Now the Aussies are going to start locking
citizens out of logging onto certain sites and accessing certain content, ala the Great FireWall of China. (3 comments)
Posted by leflaw on
December 15, 2009 at 9:41 AM
MySpace/Imeem Deal Leaves Thousands of Artists Unpaid. What else is new. (4 comments)
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/ (5 comments)
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. (1 comment)
Posted by on
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?~~~~~~ (8 comments)
Posted by CodeWarrior on
November 6, 2009 at 5:47 PM
A federal judge has slapped an injunction on BlueBeat.com (6 comments)
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. (2 comments)
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!~~~~
(9 comments)
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!~~~~~ (15 comments)
Posted by Mike (Shmoo) on
October 13, 2009 at 5:20 AM
Endzite (ends sight?) --- lol (3 comments)
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... (Read More)
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!~~~~~~ (11 comments)
Posted by Kathy on
September 26, 2009 at 8:10 PM
PIRACY!! she cried... And now... and now... she stomps her foot and QUITS the music business! :rofl: (4 comments)
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