A while back I predicted that the Creative Commons Licenses would come under attack, as they give the artist tools that they can use to market themselves, and avoid having to become captives of the ‘Content Distribution Industries.’ That was an easy prediction to make. The Corporate Welfare Bums of the so called ‘Entertainment Industry’ […]
Monthly archives: August 2010
Attacks On The Creative Commons Licenses
A while back I predicted that the Creative Commons Licenses would come under attack, as they give the artist tools that they can use to market themselves, and avoid having to become captives of the ‘Content Distribution Industries.’ That was an easy prediction to make. The Corporate Welfare Bums of the so called ‘Entertainment Industry’ had already been attacking new methods of distributing content, all of the way back to the historical attacks on the printing press.
Will 2011 See An Earthquake Hit The Server Manufacturers?
We’ve heard many predictions over the years about the impending death of Microsoft, Intel, AMD, and other big players in the computing world. There’s always some new technology on the horizon that could be a game changer. In most cases the new technology is over hyped, and never meets the expectations that the Public Relations […]
Will 2011 See An Earthquake Hit The Server Manufacturers?
A recent article from Semi-Accurate is about a rumor of the possible adoption of one potentially disruptive technology. Apparently there is a rumor going around that FaceBook is considering using ARM processors in their new Oregon Data Center.
Corporate Copyright Scofflaws 0006 – The RIAA Member Companies
Please Note: The Header Has Been Modified – Please Read It! The largest copyright pirates are the large corporations, particularly in the content distribution business. Yes, those companies who scream the loudest that their customers are ‘pirating’ movies, songs, books, etc. In this series, we are going to look at cases where these companies have […]
The Beautiful And Talented Janis Ian – Fallout: A Follow Up To The Internet Debacle
Here’s the second of Janis Ian’s articles in the Internet, and it’s effect on the Music Industry. Read it and ask yourself, why haven’t I heard of this before? And yes, I do have permission to publish this, at the bottom of both articles she has written:You are welcome to post this article on any […]
The Beautiful And Talented Janis Ian – The Internet Debacle:An Alternative View
I love Janis Ian. Her music is some of the most incredible stuff that I’ve ever heard. OK, so I was a typical, hormone overloaded teenage boy when I first heard her on the radio, and I though she had the sexiest voice in the world. Sue me. Seriously though, I’ve always loved to listen […]
Corporate Copyright Scofflaws 0006 – The RIAA Member Companies
Please Note: The Header Has Been Modified – Please Read It! The largest copyright pirates are the large corporations, particularly in the content distribution business. Yes, those companies who scream the loudest that their customers are ‘pirating’ movies, songs, books, etc. In this series, we are going to look at cases where these companies have […]
The Beautiful And Talented Janis Ian – Fallout: A Follow Up To The Internet Debacle
Here’s the second of Janis Ian’s articles in the Internet, and it’s effect on the Music Industry. Read it and ask yourself, why haven’t I heard of this before? And yes, I do have permission to publish this, at the bottom of both articles she has written: You are welcome to post this article on […]
The Beautiful And Talented Janis Ian – The Internet Debacle:An Alternative View
I love Janis Ian. Her music is some of the most incredible stuff that I’ve ever heard. OK, so I was a typical, hormone overloaded teenage boy when I first heard her on the radio, and I thought she had the sexiest voice in the world. Sue me. Seriously though, I’ve always loved to listen […]