Bruce Springsteen speaks out in defense of Dixie Chicks

On his own website – brucespringsteen.net, Bruce speaks up about the treatment the Dixie Chicks have received after openly opposing the war against Iraq. He writes:The Dixie Chicks have taken a big hit lately for exercising their basic right to express themselves. To me, they’re terrific American artists expressing American values by using their American…… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen speaks out in defense of Dixie Chicks

So much for free speech in the US: Lawyer arrested over anti-war T-shirt

Times Online: Shooting the messenger: lawyer arrested over anti-war T-shirt POLICE have arrested a 60-year-old lawyer wearing a T-shirt saying “Give Peace A Chance”. A judge charged Stephen Downs with trespassing after he politely declined to leave the Crossgates Mall in a suburb of Albany, New York State, on Monday evening, or remove his top,…… Continue reading So much for free speech in the US: Lawyer arrested over anti-war T-shirt

Janis Ian follows up her peer-to-peer vs musicians vs music industry article

About a month after her initial article (that was actually written in may 2002), Janis has written an equally interesting article: FALLOUT – a follow up to The Internet Debacle Its nice to see all the reactions she got, and it seems like most people agree with her. She got over 2000 e-mails, and only…… Continue reading Janis Ian follows up her peer-to-peer vs musicians vs music industry article

News from Loony Tunes land: Hacking made legal for Hollywood

I am sorry, but I have a hard time taking serious the bill proposal from Californian congressman Howard Berman that would give the entertainment industry the right to hack computers and networks to stop people from downloading music and movies off the Internet. What has he been smoking? Before the ridiculous no-linking cases in European…… Continue reading News from Loony Tunes land: Hacking made legal for Hollywood

The real story about how peer-to-peer affect musicians

Janis Ian writes an alternative perception of the music industry and their “problems” with peer-to-peer networks: If you think about it, the music industry should be rejoicing at this new technological advance! Here’s a fool-proof way to deliver music to millions who might otherwise would never purchase a CD in a store. The cross-marketing opportunities…… Continue reading The real story about how peer-to-peer affect musicians

Heard about Palladium?

In case you haven’t heard about it. Lets first start with the marketing hype about this new concept from Redmond:Palladium is intended to become a new platform for a host of yet-unimagined services to enable privacy, commerce and entertainment in the coming decades. “This isn’t just about solving problems, but expanding new realms of possibilities…… Continue reading Heard about Palladium?