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Here’s some interesting stories and links we discovered or were sent during the week. These may not be stories OF the week, as we share them as we find them.
German Court Rules Against YouTube in Copyright Case:
http://news.yahoo.com/german-court-rules-against-youtube-copyright-suit-115708414–sector.html
Supporting Copyright Is Not The Same as Opposing Free Speech:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/apr/19/copyright-freedom-speech
Rapidshare Writes Four Page Anti-Piracy Manifesto:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/20/rapidshare_stop_piracy/
Interesting interview Between Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl and Journalist/Author Robert Levine:
http://www.buzzinfly.com/index-robert-levine-interviewed-by-ben-watt.html
Musician / Composer Mark Isham Launches ibuymymusic.org
http://ibuymymusic.org/I_Buy_My_Music_Dot_Org/Home.html
TechDirt Goes on the Defensive after Gearslutz thread asks, “Why does TechDirt hate musicians”:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120415/02354118491/difference-between-nuanced-discussion-evil-underbelly-internet-is-apparently-fine-line-indeed.shtml
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-business/719114-why-does-techdirt-hate-musicians.html
The Chicago Reader Picked up On David Lowery’s “New Boss, Worse Than Old Boss” as posted at TheTrichordist.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/04/17/the-good-old-bad-old-days
Another shout out to TheTrichordist, this time from The Cynical Musician:
http://thecynicalmusician.com/2012/04/recommended-reading-the-trichordist/
Great to see Mark Isham on board. Big fan of him and his work.