Guest Post by Volker Rieck. Translated from German. Original here. Astroturf instead of grass roots: When clicktivism meets hard reality Last weekend, several organizations called for a “Day of Action” with demonstrations throughout Europe against the planned EU Copyright Directive. Among the supporters of the events were the Pirate Party, the Left, the Greens and… Continue reading Dismal Turnout For Anti-Copyright Directive Protests in EU Suggests Little Real Opposition
Month: August 2018
How Google Funded OpenMedia.org Lets Anyone Easily Hack Canadian Copyright Consultationi
This is the same group that the Times of London covered. This is the group behind the massive spamming of the EU parliament on the copyright directive. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/google-funds-activist-site-that-pushes-its-views-rg2g5cr6t Here I demonstrate how anyone in the US can repeatedly “spam” the Canadian copyright consultation with this website. I can multiply my voice hundreds of times hitting… Continue reading How Google Funded OpenMedia.org Lets Anyone Easily Hack Canadian Copyright Consultationi
All I Can Figure is these 42 Overpaid IP Law Professors Hate to See Musicians Paid; Love Billionaires
By “copyright holders” Prof Annemarie Bridy means musicians and songwriters. Prof Bridy attitude is typical of IP law profs. Aw, poor streaming services can’t make money because they have to pay the producers of the only product they sell! Capitalism is sooooo hard!! Kiss up Kick down: IP law profs love the loophole that benefits… Continue reading All I Can Figure is these 42 Overpaid IP Law Professors Hate to See Musicians Paid; Love Billionaires
@mikehuppe: Broadcast Radio Makes an Ironic Plea for Fairness — Artist Rights Watch
SoundExchange’s CEO says it’s time radio starts paying all music creators fairly for their work. On Monday, a group of radio broadcasters penned a letter in support of the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) push for deregulation of the $14 billion radio industry. Their letter was based on the NAB’s petition to the FCC this… Continue reading @mikehuppe: Broadcast Radio Makes an Ironic Plea for Fairness — Artist Rights Watch
Anatomy of a Political Hack – Guest Post Volker Rieck
Editor note: This has been translated from original german text here. Of particular significance Mr. Rieck suggests that the websites associated with the political hack, OpenMedia, New/Mode, SaveYourInternet EU and (their cloned sub-websites appear to violating e-Commerce directive proper disclosures (ownership) and New/Mode violating GDPR on user data. Anatomy of a Policy Hack Part 2… Continue reading Anatomy of a Political Hack – Guest Post Volker Rieck
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