Tag: Kim dotCom
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Pandora, Spotify, the new devil?
Responding to this Stereogum article ‘Deconstructing: Pandora, Spotify, Piracy, And Getting Artists Paid‘ I thought I’d repost it here: Can we look at that specific example and devise ways to make piracy less convenient for fans and less profitable for distributors, because such reform is better for our cultural health over the short-, medium-, and…
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Megaupload gets a better song, WW3 doesn’t happen (yet)
I’m sure most people have been haunted by that Megggaaa MEgaaaUpploaddd… song that reportedly cost 3 million (!!! Was it extra for a decent tune? Apparently Kim dotCom is releasing an album? Not sure how he’d do that from prison, then again rappers have managed it in the past…) but Dan Bull comes up trumps…
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OpBlackout: You Should Have Expected Us, Megaupload raided
It seems Anonymous has called for war, and this won’t be pretty. Reason? The US raided and pulled down Megaupload, on foreign soil (New Zealand – where they passed or close to passing ACTA – don’t worry, if the EU or your country passes ACTA they will come for you too). So Anonymous, who has…