I'm not sure I agree with either of your statements. File sharing is often stealing somebody else's property. Fair use is when you use something as part of something else, me quoting from an article...

And in this case when you throw in the political angle plus the parody, it's even harder than typical copyright matters.

A California Senate candidate is using a Don Henley song in a campaign video on YouTube, and when Henley sued for copyright violation, the candidate fired back that it was his first amendment rights...

Great title, Lisa.

I think this is going to have a huge impact on document management vendors who can help companies manage medical records in the same fashion as any other document type, but companies like the one you...

Thanks for the comment. That's where the license money comes into play. They would presumably stop if they believed the artists were being compensated for fair use.

I wrote a post (http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3687.html) the other day criticizing the RIAA for failing to understand 21st marketing techniques. The night I wrote the RIAA post, I listened to an...

Today is Black Friday and people are going a bit insane standing on sidewalks overnight waiting for the the big deal on their desired electronics. Everyone from WalMart to Target to Best Buy to the...

Another great post, Lisa. Nice job.

Ron

Very cool, Lisa, but let's hope this isn't a trend or we will be out of business soon. :-)

Great report, Ken. Wish I was there with you!

35 sites to download free and legal MP3s: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/08/31/35-places-to-download-free-legal-mp3s-music/

You're right. Compared to that plan, 250GB sounds good, but it's the principle of the matter that they are restricting users for no good reason other than a misguided war against P2P traffic....

On a Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend, Comcast released its latest volley against its customer base, announcing a 250 GB monthly download limit. According to reports, after the first...

There is an interesting series of articles on climate change in the English version the German magazine, The Spiegel.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,k-6975,00.html

I'm a bit shocked at the number of contrarians on this issue. But I must respectfully disagree with you all. I'm not sure what you think is causing the degradation of the ozone layer, the melting of...

But the climate change you refer to is brought on by warming temperatures. I encourage you to check out the report I referenced in my previous comment. It lays out a lot of scientific research in...

You obviously believe you know more than the world's leading scientists, so it's hardly worth trying to convince you otherwise, but I suggest you check out the Intergovernmental Report on Climate...

All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.
~Robert...

It seems the record companies have caught with ProjectPlaylist and are suing it for copyright infringement according to this article in the NYT today:http://tinyurl.com/627mte

I just wanted to let you know that I checked the Pandora FAQ and they do pay into the various royalty organizations such as ASCAP and BMI, but there are other restrictions in the international...

But you're still reading, so I'll take that as a good sign.

My goodness, scru, I've only posted four times so far on this blog. How often could I offend your sensibilities? :)

I also think it's possible to set up a system that would work for both parties where a small company like Pandora could pay a fee based on its size and pay a percentage of sales to the record...

For once? Do you usually disagree with me scru? :)

Well, that's open to a big debate. They aren't selling the song or making profit from it. They are only promoting it and offering to sell it if you want to buy it. You can't actually download it. It...

Sorry for the cultural insensitivity. :)

I find it surprising that Pandora is blocked in the UK. Whatever for? It is truly a great tool and doesn't infringe on copyrights because it is considered...

Even though RIAA executives will probably spit out their coffee if they happen upon this post, I’m going to give you a round-up of some of my favorite free (and completely legal) internet music...