Over at Public Knowledge, Mehan Jayasuriya writes an intriguing piece about a case of mistaken copyright between Cat Power and deceased songwriter Jessie Mae Hemphill, specifically addressing the issue of whether “incidences involving sampling should be exempt from would-be orphan works laws”.
Matador Records had incorrectly credited a song on Cat Power’s recent Jukebox covers album […]

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Via TechCrunch, an intriguing piece by Dutch filmmaker IJsbrand van Veelen on Wikipedia. I find it mildly amusing that these guys actually think there can ever be just one story that will equal truth or Truth, but at the same time, it’s kind of scary since they insist so strongly on their own opinions. I […]

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Thanks to new friend David Neff at the American Cancer Society, who writes an awesome blog for nonprofits on utilizing new technologies, I just visited the NetSquared Mash-up competition where 21 finalist web application mash-ups for social change have just been announced. Do you ever land on a site to buy a hot new outfit […]

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It’s not too late to get in on this year’s University Film & Video Association Annual Conference in Colorado Springs! If you are a grad student or teaching film and video at the college level, this conference is for you. I delivered a paper a few years back, and the friendships and connections I made […]

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