May 12, 2013
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One of the my big issues with Soundcloud was the dispute process… Well it seems to have grown up and learned a trick from Youtube. Our automatic content protection system has detected that your sound “The impossible wall of trance … Continue reading
April 10, 2012
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Cory Doctorow’s agreements are usually pretty powerful but recently these two have had me reaching for the sky… The Coming War on General Computation (the video is well worth watching… along with the transcript) Techdirt breaks it down… So today … Continue reading
February 24, 2012
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I had to connect two things together earlier today. Found via Brooksoid, the oatmeal comic about trying to watch game of thrones. And Torrentfreak’s A Responsible Citizen Not Only Shares Culture, But Destroys The Copyright Industries. …sharing became a matter … Continue reading
December 29, 2011
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After I got a automatic/robot take down for my intrusive TV demonstrate from the Black Mirror episode 2. I’ve decided to see what I can do to get the video back online, by going through the YouTube process instead of just posting it … Continue reading
December 16, 2011
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I moved away from lets mix years ago even before they did the dirty on the Pacemaker with Pioneer, although its still a shame to see its going… It is with great regret that Let’s Mix today announces that the Letmix.com … Continue reading
March 25, 2011
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I’ve been meaning to blog this for a while but… In a little over two months time, the long-awaited horror movie The Tunnel will receive its world premiere. Rather than a traditional theatrical release, the movie – which is set … Continue reading
April 2, 2010
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Ars Technica, has a nice piece about a couple of efforts to replace the current copyright law with something much more enlightened. Suggesting something new to replace it can be a harder job, and Litman turns her attention to that … Continue reading
March 24, 2010
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From ArsTechnica For years, we’ve heard complaints about using the term “piracy” to describe the online copyright infringement—but most have come from Big Content’s critics. As noted copyright scholar William Patry argued in his most recent book, “To say that … Continue reading
February 22, 2008
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DataPortability was sent a Cease and Desist letter regarding the DataPortability logo and its alleged similarity to the Fedora logo? I personally I think their different enough but hey if the logo must change, its easily done and makes little … Continue reading
November 14, 2006
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In a long series of things which I've been meaning to blog for a while. I saw this on Torrent Freak. Singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy is part of the growing group of artists that understands that there’s more to music than … Continue reading