Category Archives: copyright

Digital Download Services — How Ugly Are The Licenses?

Posted on 2010/01/20 by chaircrusher

Consider Boomkat. They’re very specific about what you can do with them: put them on up to three computers, three portable music players, and burn on up to five CDs. They say that you permanently own the tracks you purchase, … Continue reading →

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“Copyright Criminals” debuts on Independent Lens tomorrow night

Posted on 2010/01/19 by chaircrusher

Produced by my man Kembrew Mcleod who is a fellow contributer to Little Village and University of Iowa Associate Professor, and Benjamin Franzen, U of I graduate. Check the PBS for your local viewing time here. And here’s the trailer:

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Public Libraries — Trillion Dollar Menace to Media Industry?

Posted on 2010/01/19 by chaircrusher

Eric Hellman on the threat posed by public libraries It’s a joke post that stops being funny pretty quick, but it raises a question. If there were no public lending libraries and someone tried to open one, would they be … Continue reading →

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Au revoir, HBO

Posted on 2009/03/29 by chaircrusher

Apologies in advance any tortured, legalistic syntax. My Internet service at home was interrupted for a day because HBO alleged that I had violated their copyright by using Bittorrent to download the series “Big Love.” More precisely, as I found … Continue reading →

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