Good grief. Who put Lily Allen up to this? It has become a cliche to bemoan politicians for not “getting it” but where does one start? The whole POINT about file-sharing is that it enables artists to by-pass record companies. This massive debt that Allen complains about is part of an old, outmoded business plan.… Continue reading F**k you very very much, Lily Haw-Haw
Tag: copyright
Why extending copyright on recordings is a FAIL
The Open Rights Group have produced this fab video. Take five minutes to watch and then lobby your MEPs: See also: www.soundcopyright.eu
Scrabulous and IP Wars
When I twittered Rory Cellan-Jones to ask why he didn’t mention Wordscraper in his blog post about Scrabulous, he replied “cos i couldn’t be bothered!” Years from now, when British journalism has finally breathed its last, this phrase will be engraved on its tombstone. The thing is, the Wordscraper thing is about the most interesting… Continue reading Scrabulous and IP Wars