Copyright

This is just kewl. Jonathan Coulton, likely most known for his tune “Code Monkey,” is doing very pro-CC thing. I have had the good fortune to shoot a few e-mails back and forth with Mr. Coulton. He is a very likable musician and is very much into the Creative Commons philosophy.
According to this [...]

W00t! w00t! w00t!… Seems that sanity has prevailed in this one case at least. A whining baby who seems to have an identity crisis and has lacked a hit song for over a decade has been just lost to a cute, adorable "dancing baby", Holden Lentz. (Source)

Universal had claimed that it was not [...]

Good day readers,
Last week was hectic as Hades for me at work. I almost missed this. I promised to at least keep you abreast of the "Pro-IP" Bill. If my memory is correct, I first mentioned the act here in August. It seems the bill has cleared the Senate Judiciary [...]

It is one of the newest words in the English language and today is a great day to use it. So here I go.. WOOT! I realize that so very often bring only bad news here when I discuss the RIAA, MPAA and copyright issues. Today it is not the case.

Back on [...]

Yesterday, I got off on a bit of a rant about how I felt about some recent happenings regarding my the the most dislike company in America. I refer to them as the Racketeering Idiots Association of Absurdity but most of you know them as the RIAA.

The post received a few comments and I [...]

Back when I first mentioned the "dancing baby case", I promised to mention if I heard anymore. For now, this is all I have at the moment but it looks like the case is going to proceed. (In my opinion, boycott-RIAA is a pretty decent source.)

I have a hectic day at work today [...]

I spent the past few evenings, intentionally isolating myself from distraction, at the local library. I had done so because I had a briefcase full of printed documents regarding numerous RIAA cases. I am not going to delve into those matters quite yet but it does seem that the courts have knocked a [...]

One of the things that I tend to follow is the antics of the RIAA.
Personally my favorite resource for this subject is Recording Industry vs. The People. It is one of the feeds I check each and every time I have Google Reader open. Apparently, many others share my interest in this blog.

It [...]

Almost a year ago, I put this post up here about an infant dancing to a song by "some artist with an identity crisis". I also heard that this same artist was a bit upset and had material he performed yanked despite the fact that he did not have rights to the song. [...]

I mentioned the other day that I, and others, thought this day was coming. I think that it is long overdue. It seems the RIAA must now defend itself in a class action suit.

I got news of via this article over at Slashdot. If you have not been following this case you [...]

I am sitting here listening to and half watching the March 10th edition of WebbAlert and I am hearing about a suit filed against the RIAA. Amongst the accusations: electronic trespassing, malicious prosecution, libel, slander, deceptive business practices, and invasion of privacy. Tanya Anderson has already had her day in court to clear her [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]

[tags]RIAA, Copyright, lawsuits, opinion, editorial, satire[/tags]

I heard something so strange the other day and it reminded me of something I heard years ago. I heard that Hitler had actually faked his entire suicide and actually escaped. Could this be possible?

I am actually starting to belief that he is alive and well working for [...]

Imagine this:

You are deep in a slumber, numb to the world. It is late; the wee early hours of the next day… Suddenly a loud series of raps jolts you to consciousness.

Grabbing your robe, you head off to the door. The thoughts rambling through your barely lucid brain are far from pleasant… The [...]

According to Gizmodo, today begins boycott the RIAA month. It was even good enough to put together a manifesto against the RIAA. I think it is a great idea. I thought I might share with you why I think so and give a few thoughts on how to do so.

Personally, the last [...]