Re-Touching McLuhan – The Medium is the Massage. Marshall McLuhan Centennial Weekend, 27–29 May 2011. Conference, screening, installation, performance. Embassy of Canada / Marshall McLuhan Salon, Leipziger Platz 17, Berlin. The international conference Re-Touching McLuhan: The Medium is the Massage… Mehr lesen >
On 25-27 August 2011 the American University Washington College of Law in Washington DC will host a Global Congress, no less. If you want to participate in „one of the most important meetings on international intellectual property law and policy… Mehr lesen >
The 6th Annual Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) will take place on 30th June – 1st July 2011 at Kalkscheune, Johannisstr. 2, in Berlin. This year’s topics include Open Data Technology, Open Science and Open Data in Academic Research, Open Law,… Mehr lesen >
Grassmuck, Volker Ralf, Academic Studies on the Effect of File-Sharing on the Recorded Music Industry: A Literature Review (14 May 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1749579 for Acesso a bens educacionais e culturais no Brasil, Projeto de Pesquisa de Grupo de… Mehr lesen >
Ever since Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appointed Ana de Hollanda as new Minister of Culture in December 2010, the situation has been escalating. There was a first Open Letter by the Brazilian civil society at the end of December and… Mehr lesen >
This is the extended version of my talk notes for the Alternative Compensation Systems panel at Rethink Music on 27 April 2011 in Boston, MA. For some impressions from the conference in general see here. The video recording of our… Mehr lesen >
The Rethink Music conference on 27 April 2011 in Boston, MA, brought little new thinking. A highlight for me was the Canadian indie rock band Metric, saying things like: „Let the music go and monetize scale.“ Singer Emily Haines, guitarist… Mehr lesen >
Next week, 25-27 April the Rethink Music conference will take place in Boston, MA, USA. The Berkman Center has just published a great collection of papers as Briefing Book for the conference. It includes one by Yochai Benkler entitled „Voluntary… Mehr lesen >
Today, Fukushima was officially upgraded to INES Level 7, like Chernobyl.
Today, the Social Science Research Council released a large-scale study of music, film and software „piracy“ in the emerging economies of Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico and Bolivia. Media Piracy in Emerging Economies is must-read for everybody interested in… Mehr lesen >