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Marty Kaplan: GOP Smart on Copyright for 24 Hours

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:38:48 +0000

It is delicious to watch a young conservative apply conservative principles to demolish oligopolistic claptrap, even if those industries finance the campaigns of the members of Congress who pay his salary. It is sad to watch his bosses -- who never tire of railing against political correctness - place fealty to corporate elites above the spirit of intellectual inquiry.

Tags: #copyfight #imported:pinboard #mpaa #politics #republicans #riaa #to:fb

RIAA claims Limewire owes it $72 trillion—that's "trillion" with a "T" | Music | Newswire | The A.V. Club

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:03:18 +0000

According to documents recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the RIAA was asking for damages of about $72 trillion dollars, a figure that the judge in the case said is "absurd." Judge Kimba Wood wrote in a recent decision that, "An award based on the RIAA calculations would amount to 'more money than the entire music industry has made since Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877.'"

Tags: #assholes #copyfight #copyright #imported:pinboard #limewire #music #riaa #to:fb

RIAA claims Limewire owes it $72 trillion—that's "trillion" with a "T" | Music | Newswire | The A.V. Club

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:03:18 +0000

Tags: #assholes #copyfight #copyright #limewire #music #riaa #to:fb

Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:47:28 +0000

We humbly suggest that you stand up and tell them to either embrace the age of the Internet or get out of the way so that new, forward-thinking industry leaders can take their place.

Tags: #creative #entertainment #mpaa #riaa #sopa

RIAA lawyer says DMCA may need overhaul | Media Maverick - CNET News

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:31:16 +0000

"I think Congress got it right, but I think the courts are getting it wrong," Pariser said during a panel discussion at the NY Entertainment & Technology Law Conference. "I think the courts are interpreting Congress' statute in a manner that is entirely too restrictive of content owners' rights and too open to [Internet] service providers. "We might need to go to Congress at some point for a fix," Pariser added. "Not because the statute was badly drafted but because the interpretation has been so hamstrung by court decisions."

Tags: #assholes #copyfight #dmca #politics #riaa

RIAA-led mob threatens innovation, Senator warns

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:24:38 +0000

Tags: #copyfight #innovation #riaa

If you are a pirate, this is what you get... but if you are a PAYING CUSTOMER, this is what you get

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:35:22 +0000

Tags: #copyfight #drm #dvd #funny #movies #mpaa #piracy #riaa

The War on Sharing: Why the FSF Cares About RIAA Lawsuits | TorrentFreak

Thu, 14 May 2009 17:40:47 +0000

"In one of RIAA’s high profile cases the Free Software Foundation backed defendant Joel Tenenbaum, much to the dislike of the music industry lobby. John Sullivan, Operations Manager at the FSF explains in a guest post why they think these cases impact not just music, but also free software and its technology."

Tags: #copyfight #copyright #freedom #fsf #music #riaa

Radiohead Blasted By Veteran Rockers KISS For Giving Their Music Away For Free - Entertainment

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:03:34 +0000

Uhh... Yay? "Bassist Gene Simmons says the British rockers – who gave fans the choice to download last year's album 'In Rainbows' for free or pay a sum of their choosing - says their decision is contributing to the demise of the record industry and ins

Tags: #copyfight #free #kiss #music #radiohead #riaa

HijiNKS ENSUE a geek webcomic - updated monday and thursday » Blog Archive » Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people’s medicine for fuel

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:55:07 +0000

"Our kids will laugh when we’re 60 and we don’t know which button turns on the garbage disposal and which one vents plasma from the starboard nacelles."

Tags: #drm #funny #musicindustry #oldman #riaa #universal

Tech news blog - Gonzales proposes new crime: 'Attempted' copyright infringement | CNET News.com

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:36:57 +0000

"Require Homeland Security to alert the Recording Industry Association of America"

Tags: #argh #copyfight #dhs #gonzales #law #riaa #ugh

Daily Kos: State of the Nation - Is the RIAA Pulling a Scam on the Music Industry?

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:32:41 +0000

"The strategy of playing only non-RIAA songs won't work though because the RIAA has secured the right to collect royalties on all songs regardless of who controls the copyright."

Tags: #music #radio #riaa #soundexchange

Recording Industry Bleeding Cash, Album Sales Down for Seventh Straight Year - Gizmodo

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:10:28 +0000

"Of course, the sleazy grandma-suing record companies will blame pirates for poor sales, which is much easier than actually signing competent artists who don't crank out shitty music year after year. Most of the steaming heap is not even worth stealing."

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Why does the fashion industry thrive in spite of rampant IP "piracy"?

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:15:38 +0000

"In spite of the lack of IP protection for clothing designs—or rather, because of this lack, the authors argue—the fashion industry remains vibrant and profitable"

Tags: #copyfight #drm #fashion #mpaa #music #riaa

Push the Third Button Twice: The Pig and the Box

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:05:56 +0000

"The Pig and the Box is about a pig who finds a magic box that can replicate anything you put into it. "

Tags: #books #boxes #copyfight #copyright #creativecommons #drm #funny #kids #magic #mpaa #pigs #politics #riaa #satire