Independent Filmmaker fights online piracy
I have noticed recently that, when one reads the comments from folks who participate in online piracy, their language is often filled with a kind of virtuous, take-from-the-rich Robin Hood-ism, where...
View ArticleRemembering the album as its own art form
Don Was co-founded the eclectic ’80s band Was (not Was) (hit single – Spy in the House of Love) before becoming a highly regarded record producer having produced Bonnie Raitt and the Rolling Stones. He...
View ArticleNew Weapons for the War Against Piracy
The war against online piracy is entering a new era and there are several new weapons that could make an explosive impact in 2011. COICA The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Combating Online...
View ArticleInformation Piracy and the Bottom Line
Internet piracy is a hot issue these days. As the amount of non-text media online grows, so does the amount of pirated media. But, just how much piracy is going on has largely remained a topic of...
View ArticleWikipedia leverages user-generated content for its own politics
Information wants to be free… (so the Web gospel reads) Wikipedia apparently has entered the political arena, closing the site for one day to protest the SOPA bill. What’s interesting to me is the...
View ArticlePostcards to Defend Copyright
We at UniqueTracks want to pass along this link to a very smart messaging program from copylike.org (Defend Copyright). These are online postcards displaying easy to understand statements about the...
View ArticleDMCA needs to actually enter the millennium
The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) of 1998 sought to give Internet Service Providers legal protection (a “safe harbor”) against copyright infringement claims should one of their users upload...
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