Over the last few years we have criticized the major music labels for their lack of innovation and their inability to adapt their business models to the digital era. Sometimes, however, we have side with a label instead of the artist.
The death of Senator Ted Kennedy in August may have disrupted American politics, but some are hoping to capitalise on it. One such person is Ken Takusagawa, who is running as an independent write-in candidate, with a Free Culture Platform
After the success of ‘Dear Lily’ and now sitting on the cusp of greatness with his sequel ‘Dear Mandy’, FreakBits caught up with Dan Bull for a quick chat, to find out a little more about this upcoming artist.
This Hour has 22 Minutes is a Canadian show that takes a satirical look at the weeks news stories. In their October 20th episode, it shows how the anti-piracy claims made now, mirror the claims made in the past over previous technologies, and how those claims didn’t come true.
In an attempt to prevent its users from bypassing the download delay, filehoster Mediafire has sent a takedown request to Mozilla for the SkipScreen addon that does just this.
Starting a petition can be an effective way for UK citizens to encourage the Government to take action. Most recently an online petition resulted in a public apology to codebreaker Alan Turing for his horrendous treatment for being gay.
Canada is planning to reform its copyright law and if the entertainment industries have their way, the rights and privacy of consumers will be thrown overboard. That is, unless Canadians have their voices heard.
Peter Sunde, the former Pirate Bay spokesman and alleged co-founder, is working on his autobiography that will reveal some of his deepest secrets. In the book he will elaborate on some of the mistakes he made, and share details of ‘crazy’ encounters that he had with some prominent record label suits.
