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Friday, December 05, 2008 

By Jef Pearlman

Public Knowledge

Remember Selectable Output Control? It's the issue where the MPAA petitioned the FCC for the right to turn off any and all of the outputs on your cable box — especially those pesky high definition analog connections — if they move up the Video-on-Demand (VoD) release date on movies...more

10:28 PM 
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 
The answer appears to be yes. In a great Techdirt article by Mike Masnick, it is revealed that The Dark Knight was simultaneously the highest grossing and most pirated film of the year. But how is this possible? After all, the movie industry is claiming that the reason The Dark Knight made so much money was because of their anti-piracy efforts. The movie industry's willful ignorance of what actually drives sales is not only stunning, but has a real effect on their resource allocation decisions...more
9:36 PM 
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Friday, November 21, 2008 

Its a great day for Python fans -- Monty Python has posted vast collection of best content on their own YouTube channel. This simultaneously undercuts unauthorized sites and drives traffic to the Python site where fans can buy books, cds, t-shirts etc. The strategy of giving away infinite goods to promote scarce goods has worked with music, as proven by Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead...more

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Thursday, November 20, 2008 
Wanted to point everyone in the direction of a thought-provoking article from Cory Doctorow, the founder of Craphound.com and co-editor of BoingBoing, titled "Why I Copyfight." The article makes the argument that "Content isn't king: culture is," and that "The existence of culture is why copyright is valuable."...more
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 

Our partners at Public Knowledge launched NYMusicCopyright.org yesterday, a site dedicated to copyright issues as they affect musicians. The site is funded by a grant from the New York State Music Fund. Gigi Sohn, the President and co-founder of Public Knowledge says the site is "dedicated to helping musicians understand a very complicated copyright landscape," - a worthy and necessary objective. The Digital Freedom Campaign applauds Public Knowledge's efforts here, and encourage all our readers to check it out!

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Saturday, November 08, 2008 

By Art Brodsky
Public Knowledge

Two industries find themselves in different directions after yesterday's election. The Internet/tech industry is on the way up. The big content companies are at a crossroads, stuck in neutral while being buffeted by lots of competing forces...more

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Friday, October 31, 2008 
Mark Hosler of Negativland, known as the father of the mashup movement came to Washington today to discuss fair use and digital technology with Members of Congress. We want to thank Mark for sharing his thoughts with Congress, and wanted to share with our readers the letter he left for the offices he visited. Come back soon, Mark! Washington needs you...read Mark's Letter
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 
On Saturday night the Digital Freedom Campaign, along with TwoSyllable and True Panther Records, hosted a band showcase at the Lower East Side hotspot Piano's during the CMJ Music Marathon featuring Continental Divide, The Inlets, New Villager, Glasser, That Ghost, Suckers, Lemonade, Bell (DJ Set), and Special Guest DJ Pumpkin Patch...more
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Saturday, October 25, 2008 

By Nancy Tarr Wager
Artist and Label Relations
Digital Freedom Campaign

The CMJ Music Marathon in NYC is all a buzz with new applications from some of the music industry's largest social networks. I moderated the panel, "The Evolution of Social Networks" and the panelists included Chuck Wilson, ihiphop.com, Paul Burgess, Slope Music and Marketing, Ali Partovi, iLike.com and Bill Nguyen, Lala.com. The conversation was lively and largely focused on how to use and access some of the new applications and functions...more

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Friday, October 24, 2008 
In the midst of the silly-season in Washington on Wednesday, I traveled back to my home-city, New York, to rap with some folks up at CMJ 2008. Before I get to the substance, though, let me tell you how wonderful it was to walk through Washington Square in the Fall. Not a lot better than that, and the NYU campus streets were filled with music lovers, so maybe there really isn't anything better than that...more
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