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 [...]
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 [...]
Well, the semester is coming to a close. For me that just means a variation of “summer vacation” – in other words, just full-time work!
It has all been worth the work. Check out my completed online project here.
The official title is: Balancing innovation, fair use and copyright protection in digital media: debating the Digital Millennium [...]
The Pirate Bay and Swedes on Copyright Law – Well, I had no idea that there was this famous P2P file sharing site called The Pirate Bay. Apparently it has escaped the MPAA’s wrath during a few rounds of legal attacks on P2P file sharing sites. There is support for pirating in Sweden, so much [...]
I apologize for the unannounced vacation from blog entries. But I am back now and you get a bit of a rant today. The topic is this story from the NYT:
Labels Halt Downloads to Increase CD Sales
Not quite a direct DMCA issue, although indirectly the market will affect the policies chosen.
So, as mentioned in [...]
http://www.the315.com/dgproject/index.htm
It is the start of a pretty rough shell. It is missing most of the content and I don’t like the color scheme already…
Illegal copying is widespread in Scotland – Now its time to crackdown on the cd & dvd black market. Jail time for someone on every street?
How to get that DVD onto your iPod – As the Wired writer says, “proceed at your own risk.”
And, Lessig on Microsoft’s new InfoCard. Sounds like he is for it. [...]
After a few weeks of going back and forth – and getting helpful input from prof. Stu yesterday – I have finally decided on a topic. Perhaps it is not a huge realization, but I feel more confident this time.
I am going to make a “primer” website on the DMCA/DMCRA/DMR related issues. In other words, [...]
I will look further into this matter but here we go:
Argument: Copying cds for personal backup is NOT fair use.
I. Introduction to identify a digital citizen
- use some examples that personalize the issue
II. Outline the forms of digital citizen participation
- podcasting/and video
- blogging
- wikis and other forms of e-democracy
III. Describe current but changing landscape around the issue
- current copyright law (legislation, suits, settlements)
- interests involved:
- – digital management rights
- – consumer fair use
- – [...]
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