2007 July

I was reading my many feeds and I happened across this article about a lawsuit because of a video. Apparently, Universal did not appreciate the fact that one of its signed artists could inspire a child to dance. The EFF (full release) is pursuing the case based on fair use and freedom of speech.

I [...]

[Tags]MP3, CD, cassette, music, copyright, piracy, RIAA, opinion, DRM [/tags]

Yesterday, I put a post here that was largely inspired by the comment of a reader on an earlier rant. Before I even conclude the first paragraph, I thank all of you for commenting and the compliments on my article.

Yesterday’s rant had several good comments. [...]

[tags]RIAA, politics, opinion, podcast, podsafe, music, activism, EFF, RIAA Radar[/tags]

I thought of busting out the soap box to rant about how much I despise the tactics of the RIAA. I thought again. Although I like to rant about the Gestapo-like agency, there is a down side to it. I confess to feel [...]