Looks like we’re all quite a thorn to the big business folks. I actually really like this article - it says allot about the folks we’re fighting on the issue. How can someone actually think that if they downloaded an ‘itune’ that the only place you should be allowed to listen is on your ipod? well here’s to the converts that I hope the article makes.
Archive for the 'Media' Category
20
Dec
The Telecom Trotskyites
On BoinBoing this am (via Michael Geist’s Blog)
Let’s do it people. If this passes, it would mean a huge infringement on our fair use rights by corporations that are too greedy to see that they are dinosaurs in the digital media age. They are simply too worried that they wont be able to overcharge for media, and get away with only paying the artist involved a tiny percentage. I wont even get into the ideas around appropriation and culture. See Craig Baldwin’s Sonic Outlaws for what is likely to be the best filmic renditions of its importance.
CANADIANS Tomorrow is your best chance to fight the Canadian DMCA Event in Calgary, national phone-in - Boing Boing
Not in Calgary? NO PROBLEM Plan on calling the Minister tomorrow or on dropping him an email, expressing your regrets that you cant attend the open house, but letting him know how you feel. Here are the numbers:Ottawa office - 613 992-4275
Calgary office - 403 216-7777
Minister office - 613 995-9001His email address is: Prentice.J@parl.gc.ca. Once you send an email, print it out and mail it no stamp needed to:
Jim Prentice
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
I hope you all have been keeping up with Canada’s incoming copyright bill - rather than me rewrite it all here, I thought I would just give you a slew of links so you could catch up. Basically I’ll tell you this - Jim Prentice (Industry Minister), has stated that no matter how many questions concerned citizens send to him, he will not answer them. He’s likely a bit scared, as the last two Ministers who have tried to introduce this bill have lost their jobs. Under Harper, it appears that Canada has given in to just towing the line to US business interests. It’s really sad.
“(It will) put digital locks on our computers, cellphones, iPods, other gadgets and tools and, ultimately, our culture” -Copyright lawyer Howard Knopf (link)
CBC’s Search Engine Coverage
Ten Question for Jim Prentice
What you can do according to Michael Giest
(ala video)
27
Nov
FOXporn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHEXzlNHC8Q
found this on lawrence lessig’s blog. read the info there.
Brilliant hack of FOX news softcore clips - had no idea they were broadcasting this stuff. It was put together by Robert Greenwald of “Outfoxed”. Hear quotes from Anna Nicole “Blankety-Blank all over our bed” and what looked to me like those late night infomercials for “girls gone wild” grease videos. Who knew Bill O’Riley could be so much fun.
juust uncovered this article - interesting note for those of you that may be interested in Canada selling off even more of the spectrum. Rodgers may have lower prices for data OTA and we might actually get competitive services here….
