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 >
The Commons Strategies Group with a little help from some friends has drafted an Open Letter to Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff to be signed by international organizations, academics and activists in support of the work of the Brazilian society and… Mehr lesen >
re-mi-x-erogra-philist-er-kenntnisse Zu Kunst und Recht der Re-Kreativität (März 2009) Volker Grassmuck erschienen in: Odin Kroeger, Günther Friesinger, Paul Lohberger und Eberhard Ortland, Hg., Geistiges Eigentum und Originalität: Zur Politik der Wissens- und Kulturproduktion, pp. 199-213, Wien: Turia + Kant, 2011.
Berklee College of Music and MIDEM debut the Rethink Music Conference In association with Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and Harvard Business School, Rethink Music will examine the business and rights challenges facing the music industry in… Mehr lesen >
Auf dem Podium: * Dr. Volker Grassmuck, Medienwissenschaftler * Marlene Löhr, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Landesvorsitzende * Thorsten Fürter, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Abgeordneter des Landtags, netzpolitischer Sprecher Moderation: * Dr. Konstantin von Notz, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Bundestagsabgeordneter, innen- und netzpolitischer Sprecher… Mehr lesen >