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MAGNATUNE releasing USB thumb drives pre-loaded with music
by press-robot Press post… Oh, and they actually release decent music.” All tracks are pure, Creative Commons-licensed MP3s born of Zion, so you’ve gotta know they’re guaranteedfrom engadget – USA
SUPREME Court Asked To Reverse Music Sampling Case
by press-robot Press post… But seriously, wouldn’t it render the new Creative Commons Samplingfrom Slashdot – USA
UNLIMITED song hosting offered for Mac musicians
by press-robot Press postSongs uploaded to the service must meet specific terms and conditions, and the content is made available using a Creative Commons license, whichfrom MacWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
Featured Commoner: Fading Ways Music
by neeru Uncategorized postI recently had a chance to catch up with longtime supporter of Creative Commons, Neil Leyton from Fading Ways Music. Fading Ways has been a true leader adopting Creative Commons in the commercial music space, and has even taken to educating others — Neil is organizing this upcoming music symposium in the UK. Check out…
Help MediaRights find music for festival!
by neeru Uncategorized postMediaRights, who run the Media that Matters Film Festival, has come across a licensing problem from one of its festival entries. The youth-produced flash animation Neglected Sky sponsored by Global Solutions uses the song Such Great Heights by The Postal Service in their animation, however, they only have a license to stream the song. MediaRights…
Fashion, Music, and the Law
by glenn Uncategorized postAccording to one journalist, fashion has borrowed from music, with interesting legal results. An upcoming conference at USC asks if music can borrow back from fashion in a similar way.
UNLIMITED song hosting offered for Mac musicians
by press-robot Press postSongs uploaded to the service must meet specific terms and conditions, and the content is made available using a Creative Commons license, whichfrom MacWorld – San Francisco,CA,USA
Fragile digital music or fragile rights?
by mike Uncategorized postAndreas Bovens suggested looking at this comment on a Slashdot story on the future of digital audio. You may be able to pick up the gist of the comment thread from the punchline: Maybe the problem isn’t that the music is fragile, only that your rights are. Maybe the solution isn’t worrying so much about…
Pew Internet Music Survey
by glenn Uncategorized postThe NY Times and WIRED News both have stories today on a recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project about music and the Internet — specifically, musicians’ attitudes about the Internet and its effects on the business. Says the study’s author, Mary Madden: The first large-scale surveys of the internet’s impact on…
CD fruit of new music license
by press-robot Press post… under a new type of license. Called the Creative Commons, it is the… From The Charleston Post and Courier