I wrote a public comment to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Wheeler re the Open Internet Proposed Rules in honor of Internet Slowdown Day. The public is invited to offer their comments on the FCC site: Dear Chairman Wheeler: I write to you as a concerned...
EDM (stands for “Electronic Dance Music”, which makes about as much sense as calling anything with a guitar in it GDM, but the media gods have spoken…) is the hair metal of the electronic music kingdom. Some of it’s sublime, but it can quickly go over-the-top. It’s...
The documentary “Copyright Criminals” came out in 2009 and explores the world of sampling – taking pieces of sound from one work and incorporating that sound into another work. If you listen to most modern music, there is some aspect of sampling in it. I found that...
I will be presenting at Wordcamp LAX on September 6 at 2pm. My talk will be tentatively titled: “How Not To Get Sued As A Blogger”. That’s what I will be talking about: the things that can get you in legal hot water if you are running a blog or website. It will be...
One of the things that strikes me most about the “monkey selfie” dustup involving Wikimedia and photographer David Slater is that much of the discussion seems to be about people’s opinion of who should own the selfie, rather than the law. We all have opinions, but in...
