Tag: Copyright law
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This is why DRM is evil
OK I tend not to write too much on the DRM wars sensing I’m probably preaching to the perverted, but occasionally I come across something which is such a good example of why DRM is wrong I have to post it – this is one such occasion (Yahoo is taking it’s DRM servers offline) How…
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Beach Blanket Bootlegs
Not only has Mr Fab got a timely Summer bootleg compilation out called Beach Blanket Bootlegs (surely Beach Bootleg Babylon would be a better name?) with some very fine selections, from Who Boys, Pilchard, Partyben, Eve Massacre, Jet Set Alex et al, but then again I would as it includes my Godlife bootleg (Blur vs…
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Want to help change the arcane UK copyright law?
Some of you will know about the Gowers report on Copyright which recommended the loosening on rules around ‘fair use’ in the UK similarly to US rap groups and parodies in the US. Now according to the wonderful Open Rights group they are looking for examples from artists to give Patent Office where more relaxed…
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Legal mashups? Gowers review & Warners
As mentioned here before Open Right Group (podcasters might know them as Suw Charman spoke at the PodcastCon in another capacity) have been lobbying the Government and the Gowers Review, commissioned by the Treasury, into not extending the current UK copyright laws Cliff Richards and others were lobbying to extend musical copyright from the existing…
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Open Rights Group: Release the Music
Just got an interesting press release from Open Rights Group about a proposed extension of UK copyright law from 50 years to 95 years (or life + 70 years as published music gets). They’re having a public debate and journalist Q&A on November 13th in London – please go read and check it out…I’ll be…
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Radio Clash 63: Invasion of the Bootleg Zombies
If bootlegs are dead, then they are the undead party zombies of the world…last Bastard gets the ‘best funeral ever’; GYBO gets a C&D and remains unrepentant and keeps going, and Tim gets on (down with) the mashup/download offensive armed with a shotgun and a cricket bat… They’re coming to get you, bootlegs Notes: Feeding…