The anthology Postcolonial Piracy. Media distribution and cultural production in the global south, edited by Lars Eckstein and Anja Schwarz from Potsdam University, is out. It was published by Bloomsbury in late 2014 whom Lars and Anja convinced to do… Mehr lesen >
Digitalia 2013 Salvador da Bahia 1-5 February 2013 After a grandiose start in 2012, the music-based digital culture conference and festival Digitalia goes into its second year. It is part of an ambitious endeavor that includes research, education, publications, numerous… Mehr lesen >
O Centro de Estudos do Auditório Ibirapuera de São Paulo publicou dois livros em agosto do ano passado: o primeiro número da Revista Auditório e a edição especial Repensando Música. Leia mais na página do Auditório. O segundo livro contém meu… Mehr lesen >
O DIGITALIA – Congresso Internacional de Música e Cultura Digital pretende reunir, em Salvador, de 1o a 4 de fevereiro de 2012, diversas iniciativas que relacionam o campo da música às novas tecnologias da informação e da comunicação, notadamente aquelas… Mehr lesen >
Folgender Artikel erschien in Schwerpunkt Musik & Internet der Zeitschrift Melodie & Rhythmus, Heft 3/2011 und wird hier mit der freundlichen Genehmigung des Herausgebers wiedergegeben. In der Debatte um Kultur wedelt der Schwanz mit dem Hund. Das Recht der Urheber… 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 >
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 >
Dutch artists unions and consumer association call for legalizing uploads in exchange for an Internet levy. A German study shows that half of Internet users favor a culture flat-rate.