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The Movement for Copyright Balance is Not Dead

Liz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +0000

Last night, I attended the 2008 IP3 awards put on by Public Knowledge, a Washington DC based public interest group working to defend our rights in the emerging digital culture. I had a chance to meet two of the award recipients, Fred von Lohmann and Ben Scott.

Recently, I had let myself lose track of the movement for copyright balance and digital world legal movements in general. But it was great to find myself in a room full of the people that are acting on our behalf to protect our digital freedoms. I’d do a bad job at summing up the state of the digital rights movements – so, go check out Public Knowledge, Free Press and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. If you are at all a techie or supporter of technology, knowing what is happening on the legal front should be relatively important to you.

Discovering New Music

Liz — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:59:00 +0000

I am not the trendiest of people but I do enjoy discovering lesser known, newer music. I used to love to buy CDs, especially at live shows. I like possessing the freedom to listen to music on demand and giving to the artists in return.

When going digital became an option, I did it. But for a while I struggled with the purchasing and owning music in digital form because of DRM. Many of my 2006 posts talk about copyright issues and such.

The tides changed and now I shop regularly on Amazon and iTunes for DRM free music. I love the convenience. It makes me giddy.

However, now my music discovery skills are rusty and times have changed a bit. I am learning new ways. So far, I peruse my friends’ music lists on their profiles, sample online and glance at Amazon’s recommendations from my selections. I have found some but less success listening to Pandora. The trouble with Pandora is that my musical tastes seem to random for it and it requires some dedicated teaching. I wish there were better routes of discovery. I think there is definitely some room for shaking up the music industry here.

I am looking for new ways…

April CopyNight in DC

Liz — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:26:00 +0000

Last night’s CopyNight was back at RFD. Us regulars were all there, in addition to some new people, last month’s hosts from Public Knowledge and the guests of honor from The Future of Music Coalition. The conversation stayed well on point about the the future of the music business. Of course, we did go off on a few occasional, yet interesting, tangents.

It was a good experience. I am looking forward to CopyNight in May in hopes that the momentum continues building. I also hope that something comes from these gatherings of minds on a particular topic. I don’t dare to guess what that might be for us.

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CopyNight in DC

Liz — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:49:00 +0000

I haven’t mentioned in my blog yet that I have relocated from Pittsburgh to DC. I have regularly attended CopyNight in DC. Although I am not hosting, I still contribute a lot and love it just as much. Last month was at Public Knowledge’s headquarters and tonight we are back to the bar with some members of The Future of Music Coalition. I will blog with afterthoughts.
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Girl Talk on Digital Citizen

Liz — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:03:00 +0000

In Podcast 11, I joined Luke to interview Gregg of Girl Talk, a very interesting and dedicated musician. From the interview, you can tell that he is definitely on the edge of something. On the edge of what? Well, listen to the podcast. We talked about his music, how it works and why he does what he does. Art is never completely original if you think of it in the terms of inspiration, tools and elements. It is the completed work that is original. But getting away from theory and back to reality, Girl Talk is creating fun music.

Most importantly, we covered some of the issues that he may face in the future. There clearly could be some copyright issues here with the sampling. However, this grey area of incentive vs. ingredients has yet to be completely defined. It was a great subject to cover.

Copyright comics

Liz — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:08:00 +0000

Tales from the Public Domain:BOUND BY LAW?
(from the Duke Law Center for the Study of the Public Domain)

“Bound By Law lays out a sparkling, witty, moving and informative story about how the eroded public domain has made documentary filmmaking into a minefield.” -Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing.net

My thoughts:
I think this is a great idea to educate people about the current state of copyright policy. It is free – so read it.

The Pirate Party on our shores?

Liz — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:02:00 +0000

http://www.pirate-party.us/

The raid in Sweden has inspired some Americans to start a US version of The Pirate Party (Piratpartiet).

Net Neutrality.

Liz — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:54:00 +0000

So, I admit, I’ve seen the headlines and ignored this issue for a while now. I broke down and listened to NPR/WBUR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook podcast on the subject. A bit one sided (I felt bad for the anti- net neutrality guy) and Lessig was a guest. I didn’t realize how heated this issue has become.

The Wikipedia entry: more than you probably cared to know

The bills in Congress: featuring an easy to read chart

Pro: www.savetheinternet.com
Con: Against net neutrality

I’m back with a Pirate Bay update

Liz — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:04:00 +0000

It seems that the Pirate Bay issue has gotten pretty big in Sweden. Some may notice that I posted earlier about this. I must admit it all seemed a bit unreal at first. I mean, seriously, they held a rally on a pirate ship. But the more I researched the more it seemed like an actual pressing issue for the Swedish public. I won’t detail the latest because it is much easier for me to direct you to this article from the BBC. I admire that they have brought the subject to the forefront for discussion. Regardless of my opinion about the tactics or justification of either side.

CopyNight Topic

Liz — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:28:00 +0000

If only this was an April fool’s joke…

Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill

EXPANDING the DMCA?!?

I’ll save my comments for CopyNight.