Debido a la próxima visita de Public Enemy a México en el marco del festival 72810 , tuve la oportunidad de platicar unos minutos con Chuck D sobre sus gustos personales y lo que espera la banda de su visita a nuestro país. Chuck contestó el teléfono y comenzamos a platicar un poco de México y lo importante que era para Public Enemy mantener una especie de respeto entre su país y el nuestro. Recalcó que le parecía necesario que las cosas no se salieran de control, como sucedió hace un tiempo cuando [...]
Debido a la próxima visita de Public Enemy a México en el marco del festival 72810 , tuve la oportunidad de platicar unos minutos con Chuck D sobre sus gustos personales y lo que espera la banda de su visita a nuestro país. Chuck contestó el teléfono y comenzamos a platicar un poco de México y lo importante que era para Public Enemy mantener una especie de respeto entre su país y el nuestro. Recalcó que le parecía muy importante que las cosas no se salieran de control, como sucedió hace un tiempo [...]
A l'heure où l'industrie du disque se casse la gueule, le lobby des majors et les gouvernements décident de bloquer le reste de créativité musicale. On bride la meilleure invention du XXIème siècle et par la même on prive les artistes émergents d'une reconnaissance nécessaire à la continuité de leur oeuvre pendant que ceux qui sont bien installés en haut de leur piédestal réclament leur moindre sous. Le système de l'industrie du disque ne fonctionne plus et ce n'est pas en essayant de le faire vivre comme la période pré-internet tel un zombie en fin de deuxième vie que les [...]
By Katie Byrne If you've ever listened closely to K'naan's music, you'll note that the Somalia-born rapper paints pictures of the harsh reality of his upbringing in a war-torn country, so it's no wonder then that he's taken issue with Mitt Romney using his single "Waving Flag," as part of his campaign. Without permission, Romney has played the song during some events on his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and K'Naan has now publicly condemned this. "I have not been asked for permission by Mitt Romney's campaign for the use of my song," the Somalian/Canadian [...]
Durante las últimas semanas uno de los temas más comentados por la opinión pública, principalmente en las redes sociales, fue la posible aprobación en la cámara de representantes de Estados Unidos de la Ley SOPA y otra que había sido presentado en el Senado conocida como PIPA. Ambas legislaciones buscan regular los contenidos en la red con el fin de proteger los derechos de autor. Afortunadamente, en Estados Unidos la presión de los ciudadanos y algunas empresas funcionó retrasando su discusión y evitando –desde mi punto de vista—despojar de la libertad que le da sentido a Internet. [...]
Evening Jam nation, it's been a long, dramatic week for the interwebs; SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, MegaUpload, Filesonic, PB&J's Mediafire, and Anonymous being straight thuggin. Time to step out of the stress, and subdue the restraints. Got some very vibe-worthy beats for you today that stretch across a wide range of sounds. step into my [...]
And just like that, 98% of the downloadable content on our site has vanished. Not how I wanted to start my Monday morning. It would be too easy for me to sit hear, type to all you fans out there and say how emotionally crippled I feel right now and even sprinkle in some expletives. [...]
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Anthony Fantano runs his own music blog/youtube channel called "The Needle Drop". This week he has decided not to review another album but to protest against Sopa. His short speech is straight to the point, but vital for all music lovers to understand. Sopa is not about stopping piracy, it's about stopping your freedom. The Needle Drop: Twitter • Website PADDY Tags: Anthony Fantano , freedom , Pipa [...]
Choppy waters this week. On Wednesday, the web went largely black, as prominent sites and the denizens of the web at large protested Capitol Hill's consideration of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sister Protect IP Act (PIPA). A mere 48 hours later, the world has shifted. Again. ...
In light of a massive online protest, Congressional legislators have decided to postpone votes on both the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), according CNN.com . House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, who introduced SOPA, said in a statement , "I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy. It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products." As [...]
Filed under: News AFP Photo, MEGAUPLOAD.COM U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid has announced the vote on the controversial Protect IP Act will be postponed which comes as a major victory to Internet protest group Anonymous who were successful in "crippling government and music industry sites" Thursday, Jan. 19. Their actions were in response to file sharing-site MegaUpload being shut down -- with seven executives, including MegaUpload's founder, being indicted -- by the U.S. government following [...]
El comentado cierre del portal de descargas Megaupload por parte del FBI, que detuvo a los administradores del sitio acusándolos de provocar millonarias pérdidas a la industria del entretenimiento, trajo consigo una verdadera batalla en la red. Tal como indicábamos en un post anterior , leyes como SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) y PIPA (Protect IP ACT), con la excusa de combatir la piratería pueden poner en peligro la libertad de expresión en internet y definitivamente cambiarla para siempre. Frente a esta amenaza, recientemente varios sitios en el mundo protestaron bajando sus contenidos y algunos [...]
Welcome to the internet 2012. In the late 70's when hip-hop burst on the scene as a counter cultural movement. Big business moved quickly to buy home grown talent. So much so that the lyrics quickly began to reflect a corporate lifestyle. Some of the biggest names in the game began to sound more and more like they represented the values of a corrupt regime. Suddenly it was no longer about "The Message" but "Big Pimpin' spending G's". Hip hop had lost itself. What had represented street life now came to represent corporate America. "Continue After [...]
Desde luego, un apagón no cambió las cosas necesariamente en la Casa Blanca o en el senado. Si lo pensamos bien, un poco de trabajo gráfico y javascript elaborado ¿de verdad hacen alguna diferencia?, ¿estas forma de protesta siquiera llegan a algún lugar?, ¿o simple y sencillamente somos un montón de ridículos cambiando nuestras imágenes de perfil? Podríamos pensar que estás actividades no hicieron una declaración real, pero lo hicieron. Todas estas formas de protesta e inconformidad se trataron de una acción colectiva. Lograr que millones de personas se pongan de acuerdo y participen casi de [...]
Es el asunto del momento. Ayer unas 60.000 páginas norteamericanas y un buen puñado de páginas extranjeras cerraron para protestar contra la Stop Online Piracy Act , un proyecto de ley que trata de conseguir que las grandes corporaciones tengan el poder de censurar Internet para así acabar con lo que ellos llaman piratería, algo que no sólo incluye el alojamiento de contenidos con copyright sino el vínculo a los mismos. Y como era de esperar, artistas como Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails o The Flaming Lips entre otras bandas, también estuvieron en contra . Varias de [...]
Who would have thought the day would have come, the day when the Internet would need its users. You may be thinking this current situation won't affect your life in any way, especially since it is the American's who are trying to pass the new legislation into place. However, this is where you are wrong. SOPA is doing more than censoring and banning sites you may enjoy, the government is having it's first crack at controlling and limiting our rights to 'Freedom of Speech' as well as many other of society's entitlements. In the past, our voice, [...]
Who would have thought the day would have come, the day when the Internet would need its users. You may be thinking this current situation won't affect your life in any way, especially since it is the American's who are trying to pass the new legislation into place. However, this is where you are wrong. SOPA is doing more than censoring and banning sites you may enjoy, the government is having it's first crack at controlling and limiting our rights to 'Freedom of Speech' as well as many other of society's entitlements. In the past, our voice, [...]
Who would have thought the day would have come, the day when the Internet would need its users. You may be thinking this current situation won't affect your life in any way, especially since it is the American's who are trying to pass the new legislation into place. However, this is where you are wrong. SOPA is doing more than censoring and banning sites you may enjoy, the government is having it's first crack at controlling and limiting our rights to 'Freedom of Speech' as well as many other of society's entitlements. In the past, our voice, [...]
Who would have thought the day would have come, the day when the Internet would need its users. You may be thinking this current situation won't affect your life in any way, especially since it is the American's who are trying to pass the new legislation into place. However, this is where you are wrong. SOPA is doing more than censoring and banning sites you may enjoy, the government is having it's first crack at controlling and limiting our rights to 'Freedom of Speech' as well as many other of society's entitlements. In the past, our voice, [...]
Nous ne sommes certainement pas aussi puissants que Wikipedia, Firefox, Google ou encore WordPress (quoi que !), mais peut-être que certains d'entre vous signeront cette pétition. SOPA (Stop Online Pirate Act) et PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) visent en résumé à censurer internet, en bloquant certains sites. Cela ne devrait toucher que le sol américain, [...]
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