Music Can Learn From Fashion's "Free" Culture
Jul0510:15 AM
Filed in: Opinion
Copyright law's grip on film, music and software is suffocating...yet it barely touches the fashion industry...and fashion benefits because of it, in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion's "free" culture.
Fashion encourages an open creative process and because there is no copyright, design has been elevated. So why hasn't copying destroyed the fashion industry? And without ownership (copyright), is there an incentive for creators to innovate?
Watch the video below to find out...this is a very intriguing concept which people need to consider. So...sow can this free culture be transposed over to the music and entertainment industries? Discuss!
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Global Treaty Could Throw Filesharers Off Internet
Nov0612:54 PM
Filed in: Music News
"Leaked details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement being negotiated in secret by most of the world's largest economies suggest Internet file-sharers could be blocked from accessing the Internet if they are repeatedly accused of sharing copyrighted material, say media and digital-rights watchdogs."
(Source: http://rawstory.com/2009/11/global-treaty-three-strikes/)
This is wrong. So very, very wrong. And this is why I'm...
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Pirate Party Of Canada Gets Thorny
Sep2709:12 AM
Filed in: Music News
As first reported by the Torrent Freak blog, Canada's very own Pirate Party has just launched their very own BitTorrent tracker, code named Captain (CaPT - Canadian Pirate Tracker).
By starting a BitTorrent tracker the Pirates hope to show that BitTorrent and filesharing are not a threat, but a great tool for artists to promote their work.
So as a show of support for the Pirate Party of Canada, Thorny Bleeder Records are proud to announce that our sixteen track, multi-artist Get Thorny compilation is now availalbe for free on their website.Click To Read More...
