April 2008
Universal Music: it's illegal to throw away the promo CD we sent you without your permission - Boing Boing
by mbertier (via)In a brief filed in federal court yesterday, Universal Music Group (UMG) states that, when it comes to the millions of promotional CDs ('promo CDs') that it has sent out to music reviewers, radio stations, DJs, and other music industry insiders, throwing them away is 'an unauthorized distribution' that violates copyright law. Yes, you read that right -- if you've ever received a promo CD from UMG, and you don't still have it, UMG thinks you're a pirate."
February 2008
Qui veut la peau du domaine public pour faire plaisir à Aznavour? — CAVEAT EMPTOR
by mbertier (via)Quelle est la pertinence d’allonger uniformément la durée des droits pour tous les vieux enregistrements alors que seuls une trentaine d’artistes sont concernés? Quid des dizaines de milliers d’artistes qui ne touchent plus depuis longtemps un seul centime d’euro sur leurs premières interprétations, faute de vente? Pour tous ceux là -l’immense majorité- l’obscurité est un plus bien plus grand danger que les quelques euros supplémentaires perdus par tous ceux déjà passés à la postérité…
December 2007
kopimi (copyme) symbol
by rike_kopimi (copyme), symbol showing that you want to be copied. use kopimi in your own fancy. kopimi may be put on homepages or blogs, in books, in software, as sound logos in music or whatever.
April 2007
Copyright Royalty Board wants Latch Music Radio to go away.
by LatchMusic (via)The judges of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) having reviewed several submissions from a number of parties have now DENIED ALL MOTIONS for ANY rehearings to address the concerns of Internet radio webcasters. I believe music that is under-represented by corporate radio needs the Internet to survive. Without online broadcasters, corporate radio will turn our society into musical lemmings. It may be the end of the Latch Music Radio Station.
EMI, Apple partner on DRM-free premium music - CNET News.com
by plasticdreamsMusic label confirms that it will first sell higher-quality, copy protection-free digital music through iTunes Store.
March 2007
February 2007
ITmedia News:パロディー 試される文化の奥深さ
by plasticdreams523 :Trackback(774) :sage :2007/02/06(火) 20:16:11 ID:HR1+jdWz WordPressは何駅なんだろう……。 524 :Trackback(774) :sage :2007/02/06(火) 20:45:11 ID:vKFuvGVR 三越前駅か
痛いニュース(ノ∀`):ジャスラックに訴えられた生演奏店、「著作権侵害せず」とネット中継で証明するも「将来するかも」とピアノ撤去&賠償命令
by plasticdreamsWho is killing Music?