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Copyright and the US Federal Gov't

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While I watch the news in Portland about Mt. St. Helens and its possible upcoming eruption, I’m seeing plenty of links to the volcano webcam on blogs. One of the blogs that stood out for different reasons is the Berkeley Intellectual Property blog’s post about the Terms of Service, copyright status, and law around Federal…

Piracy-Proof

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“It has an influence far out of proportion to its size, and some think it could be a guidepost for a record industry in desperate need of direction.” There is a great article on Nonesuch Records in today’s New York Times magazine. Nonesuch is the label that brings us the recordings of David Byrne, Wilco,…