Downhill Battle – Music Activism is a “non-profit organization working to break the major label monopoly of the record industry and put control back in the hands of musicians and fans”. I’d like to support them by donating but currently the only way to do that is through paypal. Am I too paranoid about using …
Through bloglines, I found Living In Lating America, an online magazie. They rely on a network of contributors and I happily noticed that one of their more active writers, Eduardo Avila, posts a lot about Bolivia. Bolivia’s Worst Ambassador Public transportation in La Paz, Bolivia
Seen on Jason’s blog: Democracy for America is focusing on electronic voting, particularly makeing sure that any e-voting system has an auditable paper trail. Please go sign their petition to send the U.S. Congress a message.
Eric Idle has put his thoughts on the FCC and Bush Administration into song form (mp3). Lisa Rein has transcribed the lyrics, go check em out and listen to the song.
Figures like these about suposed losses from piracy probably make my sister the accountant cry, but it just goes to show that the RIAA are just a bunch of thieving bastards. The whole article linked above is worth reading, if only to learn about the mathematical and reporting hoops that thieving bastards will go through …
If there’s anything that could motivate me more for the election this fall, it’s crap like this – care of the so-called Patriot Act that Ashcroft rammed through Congress after 9/11. Yes, voting out the current administration won’t magically make this sham piece of law disapper, but its a start. The American Civil Liberties Union …
“How bout those clowns in Congress” – DJtron 2004 Read More »
A writeup in the New York Times asks Can Disney Build a Better Mickey Mouse?. The company acknowledges that revenue from Mickey merchandise, measured as a portion of all consumer products, has shrunk significantly since 1997. What Disney doesn’t acknowledge is that Mickey’s reputation, measured in conversations with industry watchers, is shrinking even more. Still, …
Apparently so according to w draft working paper Koleman Strumpf’s on the effect of file sharing and music sales Downloads have an effect on sales which is statistically indistinguishable from zero, despite rather precise estimates. Moreover, these estimates are of moderate economic significance and are inconsistent with claims that file sharing is the primary reason …
As much as the studios go after p2p and legitimate users for stealing content, it seems they need to keep a closer eye on their own employees. From the Smoking Gun, Fox Employee in Film Piracy Probe. Secret Service agents last month raided the Los Angeles home of a Fox Entertainment employee suspected of involvement …
We use AIM at work, most of the time its pretty useful. Except at times like this afternoon when I feel like Hercules fighting the Hydra. As soon as I get answer someone’s question, two more pop up for me to deal with.