According to a recent article in TechCrunch (Digital music startup Jamendo runs out of steam, mulls sale) Jamendo is running out of funds from it’s initial investment from Mangrove Capital Partners, and therefore is seeking a new investor. This is bad news for the Libre Culture movement / CreativeCommons. But, there are several things about …
So, this post is a summary of a few things that I’ve done over the last week that you might have missed on the site for various reasons (like I don’t send out notices for every page I create, only the new articles). Last weekend I really got the site rock-n-rolling with several additions and …
During an interview on the Colber Report, Sherman Alexie made the statement: “With the open-source culture on the Internet, the idea of ownership — of artistic ownership — goes away.” Then prompted by Colbert, added: “It terrifies me.” The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Sherman Alexie www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political …
Where do I start with this album? People think the Open Culture initiative cannot produce music that is at the same level as commercial releases. Well, if they wanted proof otherwise, I would point this release on Jamendo as strong evidence that we have progressed to a level where excellent music can be produced without …
I normally try not to post more than once a day…and indeed until recently I’ve not been posting on an even monthly basis. However, that is changing this year, at least that is one of my resoltuions. And as quickly as I have set a new resolution for 2010, I am working on an exception. …