tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:28:09 +0000Copyright 2006-2010, Christian L. Castle except as noted. All rights reserved by the authors. Please note: Anonymous or Pseudonymous Comments Will Not Be Reviewed or Posted.http://www.musictechpolicy.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)Blogger399125blogspot/JtHOhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-5301438855350907012Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:47:00 +00002010-03-20T12:47:30.381ZIn another fine example of the Kow Tow Syndrome, Michael Geist promotes US giant Amazon over independent Canadian booksellers. "Evidence of the benefits of major retailers to Canadian culture comes directly from a 2007...report commissioned by Canadian Heritage on the Canadian book retail sector. It pointed to a Quill & Quire study that found that consumers were far more likely to find Canadian http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/Edqz-EPhCTQ/how-much-for-geist-puff-piece-on-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/Edqz-EPhCTQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/how-much-for-geist-puff-piece-on-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-8020428272066735011Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:35:00 +00002010-03-17T13:00:48.848ZFor those of you who read my friend Guy Forsyth's post, "Sausage, Justice and the Music Industry", you will appreciate the results of the vote of artist and songwriter creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings regarding how the Texas Music Group has treated them. The Austin Chronicle sums up the ruling on Monday in the company's Chapter 11 reorganization: "'I've sat through a lot of hearingshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/ILj2pustmHo/guy-forsyth-sausage-justice-and-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/ILj2pustmHo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/guy-forsyth-sausage-justice-and-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-2522231512820847751Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:00 +00002010-03-15T13:34:10.183Zsingularity universityjaron lanierJaron Lanier is the most thoughtful critics of the "information wants to be free" and "sell another T-shirt" crowd at Google's Singularity University that I've ever heard. In fact, he's one of the more thoughtful people I've ever heard. I was lucky to be able to introduce him at Canadian Music Week, and appreciated his guidance--hopeful and optimistic, realist and staring the copyradical crowd http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/ZoKBT7NweRo/jaron-lanier-at-canadian-music-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/ZoKBT7NweRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/jaron-lanier-at-canadian-music-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-9105642282955155878Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:43:00 +00002010-03-08T01:26:49.900ZJulius GenachowskiWhen you follow a subject, there is a tendency to roll the eyes when you have heard the same arguments made for a number of years. It’s important to remember that while you may think that a message walks like a canard, etc., just because it’s not new to you doesn’t mean it’s not new to someone else. It’s very easy to think that someone’s message is so obviously talking like a canard, how could http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/zCQptPcdtH8/canard-for-mr-genachowski-canard-for-mr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/zCQptPcdtH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/canard-for-mr-genachowski-canard-for-mr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-394884979245327680Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:22:00 +00002010-03-05T19:17:38.585ZI recommend that every artist read my friend Guy Forsyth's blog post Sausage, Justice and the Music Industry which is posted on www.guyforsyth.com (which, by the way, is one of the best artist websites, indie or otherwise). Ignore the nice things Guy says about his legal team and focus on what can happen to independent artists. And listen to the music!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/ivyQKFeNWeg/guy-forsyth-saugage-justice-and-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/ivyQKFeNWeg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/guy-forsyth-saugage-justice-and-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-383901383078694978Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:33:00 +00002010-03-04T15:46:33.673ZThe executive council of the AFL-CIO announced its unflagging support for the professional creative class with a broad statement reminiscent of Vice President Biden's own statements:"AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement: 'The AFL-CIOfully supports entertainment workers, and stands behind them in the fight against thetheft of the products they work on and create.' Paul http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/aUQKwBtASFU/afl-cio-piracy-is-danger-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/aUQKwBtASFU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/afl-cio-piracy-is-danger-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-1389699467069483468Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +00002010-03-04T05:05:38.788Zcreepy google booksAn excellent piece on the latest Google Books debacle in France:"Google argued that based on Article 5.2 of the Berne Convention, the American legal principle of 'fair use' should apply. The French court did not accept the argument, holding that the law applicable to complex crimes committed on the internet was that of the state on whose territory the conduct at issue occurred."Ah--now they like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/s4MEAB-qHyI/french-court-rejects-googles-drink-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/s4MEAB-qHyI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/french-court-rejects-googles-drink-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-8014852010125311770Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +00002010-03-18T12:42:48.975Zcippicactapublic knowledgetom sydnorAfter a particularly contentious negotiation, I told the other side I had one final comment. I asked to have the definition of "Territory" modified to say "the Universe, including, without limitation, the orbit of Earth, any and all planetary satellites natural or made by Man, including the satellite currently known as The Moon, the planets of the Solar System, whether now known or hereafter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/9_fyA7DCIpQ/analysis-of-our-new-copyright-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/9_fyA7DCIpQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/analysis-of-our-new-copyright-law.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-1439496204519003316Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:09:00 +00002010-03-01T01:16:01.185ZAuthors can feel a bit better--they have a great advocate in William Cavanaugh of the Justice Department representing the United States in opposing the Google Books "settlement". This passage in the recent hearing sums it up:"The class representatives here, your Honor, have a relatively narrow focus and duty: To litigate the claims presented or settle the claims presented. Millions of authors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/wg5rh_QpeOI/united-states-steps-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/wg5rh_QpeOI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/united-states-steps-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-4252963614444679347Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:37:00 +00002010-02-27T15:28:41.789Zartists as free agentsI thought some artists might enjoy reading a paper I presented in 2000 titled "Why Free Agency Matters: The Coming Changes in Record Company-Artist Relations". This was the beginning of my artist-as-free-agent theory and philosophy. Although I'd probably change some of the reference points if I were to re-write it today, the essential idea is there.From time to time over the coming weeks I will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/uKbgncj6HUQ/article.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/uKbgncj6HUQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/article.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-1376247619638577426Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:37:00 +00002010-03-20T13:43:48.415Zcreepy cciaactajimmy chu for me not youSpecial 301creepy eric schmidtAs some day it may happen that a victim must be found,I've got a little list — I've got a little listOf society offenders who might well be underground,And who never would be missed — who never would be missed!I Have A Little List, from The MikadoBy William Schwenck Gilbert and Arthur SullivanCopyright 1885Michael Geist gave his robust analysis of the Special 301 process, perhaps as part of one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/WIk8EemLS3c/geist-in-hen-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/WIk8EemLS3c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/geist-in-hen-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-4848444736354827915Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:15:00 +00002010-02-24T17:20:06.281Zfoundemjohn letticecreepy marissa meyercreepy eric schmidtRemember this quote from Dana Wagner, then lead antitrust counsel for Google? "'We want to be Santa Claus,” Mr. Wagner says. “We want to make lots of toys that people like playing with. But if you don't want to play with our toys, you've got us. 'We can't really do evil things very easily – and if we did, you would leave.'”But "[o]ne day in June 2006, search startup Foundem vanished from Google. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/jbaPT9aihnk/conflict-search-in-paris-google-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/jbaPT9aihnk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/conflict-search-in-paris-google-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-3826554322941497435Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:21:00 +00002010-03-12T01:34:18.958ZThere is much ado about secrecy amongst the anti-copyright crowd these days, power and influence being what it is. Lots of intrigue, mandarins worthy of the great Pooh-Bah himself plotting and scheming to influence the levers of government and tame the great Leviathan. All in the name of consumers, of course.Michael Geist is certainly no stranger to such intrigue, yet is very critical of secrecy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/XyrWf640BBQ/spy-who-consulted-me-redux-consultation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/XyrWf640BBQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/spy-who-consulted-me-redux-consultation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-2845398876186901110Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:17:00 +00002010-02-17T20:18:36.070ZPlease respond if you are a member of Professor Pamela Samuelson's copyright cabal, we're trying to get invited to the next meeting.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/APD6V-mp2U4/calling-cabal-members.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/APD6V-mp2U4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/calling-cabal-members.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-8156345538045757017Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +00002010-02-15T21:49:19.398Zcreepy eric schmidtconflict searchWell, better late than never. Fortune Magazine--yes, that Fortune--has an outstanding article (Obama and Google (a love story))on the extent of Google's really truly bad advice in how it is handling its lobbying efforts in Washington."'Google is in a position to pick the winners in just about every web-based market,' says antitrust lawyer Gary Reback, who is part of the charge against Google Bookhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/-fR2dmTqN58/conflict-search-redux-obama-google-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/-fR2dmTqN58" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/conflict-search-redux-obama-google-love.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-3456095236818053956Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:21:00 +00002010-02-15T17:12:15.512Zdenny chinmichael davisI was astonished that the financial crisis in Greece got at best lip service on the "Sunday shows" in the US. The complexity of the negative effect on Eurozone economies of Greece's 125% plus debt to GDP ratios is alarming in this, the sternest test of the Euro and the vitality and wisdom of maintaining a financial union absent a political union. The EU, unlike the US, does not have the American http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/-6g-7wtqT8A/lets-do-time-warp-again-cheap-stimulus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/-6g-7wtqT8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/lets-do-time-warp-again-cheap-stimulus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-7088726082227728748Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:52:00 +00002010-02-15T01:55:50.117Zalan crossexplore musicI have to recommend a great site hosted by Alan Cross, who is, as we say in my business, like a guy. A solid records man.Explore Music should be on your regular reading list and I hope you check it out.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/Z2fhIEN58po/welcome-to-blog-roll-explore-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/Z2fhIEN58po" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/welcome-to-blog-roll-explore-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-7863596816054418308Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:27:00 +00002010-02-14T15:01:15.300Zbonopaul williamslily allenKrist Novoseliccreepy eric schmidtrick carnesAn excellent post on Huffing & Puffington by Paul Williams, ASCAP president and gifted songwriter. Here's a key part:"A growing number of creative people -- those talking from experience as songwriters or performing artists -- are speaking up. They're sharing legitimate perspectives on why taking content and ignoring copyright hurts those creating the music more than anyone else.The list of thesehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/PynVTaCuS0I/why-we-love-paul-williams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/PynVTaCuS0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/why-we-love-paul-williams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-3135564753058330019Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:43:00 +00002010-02-13T22:30:40.465Zartist glossary of industry termshow do I calculate recoupment?recoupment rate20 questions for new artistsFor the last few weeks, we're going to post sections from the article "20 Questions for New Artists" by Chris Castle and Amy Mitchell some of which has been posted various places. If you are interested in getting a free copy of the basic article, write to semaphoreindustryquestions@gmail.com before February 15. This doesn't constitute legal advice, or any intent to form the attorney-client http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/xyM13GKtf-0/20-questions-for-new-artists-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Industry Questions)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/xyM13GKtf-0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/20-questions-for-new-artists-artist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-2368132323395960301Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:51:00 +00002010-02-12T02:43:45.994ZIf you follow what passes for intellectual property policy “debate” online, you will no doubt have heard the anti-copyright amen chorus warming up about the lack of public consultation in the negotiation of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA.This wringing of hands and wailing of the amici has particular resonance amongst non-governmental organizations, their advisors, their academic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/4pgk2-mJiPU/spy-who-consulted-them-closer-look-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/4pgk2-mJiPU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/spy-who-consulted-them-closer-look-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-3016967307088507371Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:00 +00002010-02-09T16:52:59.799Zmichael aggerjaron lanierJust in case you were ever wondering what a fully realized internal objectification of a human might look like, read Michael Agger's cliched review in Slate of Jaron Lanier's new book, You Are Not a Gadget. (In a shining example of fact checking in the new journalism, make sure you read the several retractions and errata first, particularly if you're not up on your Boswell.)I don't know who this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/-U7wNUj2124/bloodless-triumph-of-google-ism-slates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/-U7wNUj2124" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/bloodless-triumph-of-google-ism-slates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-2157897200107854745Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:18:00 +00002010-02-09T15:34:45.048ZIt is becoming increasingly apparent that governments are realizing their role in protecting national cultures from the onslaught of unscrupulous online operators while at the same time developing the legal structure that would apply market rules online as well as offline. Evidence of these changes include the general trend toward giving legal effect to “graduated response” or conditioning user http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/-FZEF2O53I0/near-future-of-online-licensing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/-FZEF2O53I0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/near-future-of-online-licensing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-7347175933914995288Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:14:00 +00002010-02-05T23:24:20.571ZA great post by James Gannon on yet more erroneous conclusions benefiting the consumer electronics industry by the very, very well funded Michael Geist. According to The Geist in the Machine, all's well online in Canada and 13 years or so of bad marks on Canada's failure to implement the Internet treaties is a fact of no provenance. Canada's appearance on the Special 301 Report from the U.S. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/QpDZG-53UiA/witchcraft-growing-faster-than-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/QpDZG-53UiA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/witchcraft-growing-faster-than-other.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-8605785708395189706Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:30:00 +00002010-02-05T06:36:43.590Znew artists20qinstrument inventorymusician work permitsFor the next few weeks, we're going to post sections from the article "20 Questions for New Artists" by Chris Castle and Amy Mitchell some of which has been posted various places. If you are interested in getting a free copy of the basic article, write to semaphoreindustryquestions@gmail.com before February 15. This doesn't constitute legal advice, or any intent to form the attorney-client http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/40UMh15CEo8/20-questions-for-new-artists-publishing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Industry Questions)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/40UMh15CEo8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/20-questions-for-new-artists-publishing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30605323.post-8401037300240960090Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:41:00 +00002010-02-02T15:45:04.262Zstephen brutoncrazy heartStephen Brutonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~3/ntVPTyPKbd8/id-like-to-thank-academy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris Castle)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/JtHO/~4/ntVPTyPKbd8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musictechpolicy.com/2010/02/id-like-to-thank-academy.html