Terminal Reality

As the show marks lucky number 13 I decided to take the show in a little different direction this time around and talk about something that’s been nagging at me for a few months. This week we start a conversation on the issues surrounding copyright, digital rights management systems, and the effects these can have on creative expression. I’m joined by Andrea Blimling, Eric Traband, and Tyler Traband.

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Tyler and Eric had to leave but Andrea and I continued the conversation for over half an hour more. That can be found here:

Continuation of Episode 13

Corrections:
Michael Powell is a Republican politician who is currently the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission not a congressional politician.

Re: Radio broadcasts and payments to artists-
“Music is complicated. There are two potential rights at issue. One is the rights related to the composition. The other is the right related to the performance. From the very beginning, music played on the radio has been responsible for the composition rights. But what I was describing was the performance rights.

E.g., if Madonna records “The National Anthem” (a composition in the public domain) and it gets played on terrestrial radio, the station pays no one. If Madonna records “Happy Birthday” (still under copyright), then the owner of the composition rights gets paid, but still, Madonna gets nothing. The story is different if the “radio” is internet radio. For any digital audio recording, both the performer and the composer gets paid. Hope that helps.” -L. Lessig

LInks:

“Public Life in a Wired World”
Lawrence Lessig, Pamela Samuelson, moderated by Geoffrey Nunberg. Stanford University, Aurora Forum, May 5, 2003.

“Read-Write Culture”
Presentation by Lawrence Lessig
Produced for and included as content as part of IPac’s “Your Senator needs an iPod” campaign. 2006

“Who Owns Culture”
Presentation by Lawrence Lessig followed by discussion with Lawrence Lessig and Jeff Tweedy at the New York Public Library April 7, 2005. Wired Magazine

• Presentation with video

• Audio of presentation and discussion

Triangulation Episode #1
Conversation between John C. Dvorak, Leo Laporte, and Lawrence Lessig regarding Google’s effort to index printed works and make them searchable online.

This Week In Tech Episode 49A
Conversation between Leo Laporte, Ren Bucholz, EFF Policy Coordinator, and
Jake Fischer, Executive Director of IPac about the Information Policy political action committee

This Week In Tech Special: IPac Update
Leo Laporte and Jake Fischer discuss recent political happenings and what’s going on at IPaction.org

Creative Commons

IPac

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Digital Millennium Copyright act:
Sold under the banner of fighting “piracy,” this law has been used to stifle free speech, competition, and innovation
Legal Summary

Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act
One of the few good bills in congress in regards to information policy
Copy of the Bill

Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006
Also sometimes referred to the DMCA 2.
Copy of Draft

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Closing music: “Our Lives Change” Written and Performed by Tryad @ tryad.org