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Awesome Tapes from Africa (dj set)

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:46:22 +0000

Brian Shimkovitz (Awesome Tapes from Africa, www.awesometapes.com). Pescara, December 9, 2011. Maze Eclectic Circle. Brian collects tapes from different African countries and cultures, and showcases them onto his blog and in his dj sets. Cover art of the tapes is projected on the wall behind him during the performance.

L’ascesa di Spotify, le mosse di Music Beta by Google

nb — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:05:27 +0000

Spotify è finalmente attivo in USA: e punta a 50 milioni di utenti. Intanto Google non sta a guardare...

Federal Law Protection on pre-1972 Recorded Music Masters in the United States?

nb — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:57:18 +0000

I have read that the US Copyright Office is asking for opinions on the subject of Federal Law protection for recorded music masters. While this may just result in copyright owners lobbying trying to just a way for further copyright extensions, I thought to express some ideas about it. I am a copyright owner myself, [...]

Mulve, too good to be true?

nb — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:43:36 +0000

Reading early comments and reviews about it will make you think: this seems too good to be true. Mulve.com promises free, super-fast and great quality mp3 files, without the often lenghty waiting times of p2p systems like eMule or BitTorrent. With the advantage of not being forced to share anything, not being based on peer-to-peer [...]

Music & Copyright: ASCAP vs. The World; The World vs. ASCAP?

nb — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:38:54 +0000

How would you react if you were a musician and the society of authors and publishers that represents you writes you officially to discourage supporting entities like Creative Commons, Public Knowledge or the Electronic Frontier Foundation, putting them on the same level as copyright thieves? Or ever to donate funds to “fight” these supposed “thieves”? [...]

Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010): the Ultimate Bastard.

nb — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:40:01 +0000

It’s better to be a flamboyant failure than a benign success. Malcolm McLaren To be bad is good… to be good is simply boring Rose Corre Isaacs, grandmother of Malcolm McLaren He “invented” punk, scratching, vogueing and chip music, single-handedly. Or so it looked to many. ;) He wanted to run as Mayor of London [...]

UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Mp3.com, Inc.

admin — Thu, 04 May 2000 21:59:37 +0000

UMG RECORDINGS, INC. v. MP3.COM, INC. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5761 May 4, 2000 CASE SUMMARY PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment in an action against defendant for copyright infringement. OVERVIEW: Plaintiff record companies sued defendant internet company for copyright infringement, alleging [...]