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EC draft directive allows private noncommercial music downloading but comes down hard on pirates for profit – wow, that actually makes sense: The proposed directive, meant to harmonize intellectual property right enforcement laws in the 15-nation European Union (EU), aims to strike “a fair balance” between interests of right holders …

And the FCC wants to deregulate media ownership rules even more?? Take a look at this: The new octopus* What Clear Channel owns in the Bay Area Radio stations KABL-AM KCNL-FM KFJO-FM KISQ-FM KKSF-FM KMEL-FM KNEW-AM KSJO-FM KYLD-FM K101-FM Event promotion Bill Graham Presents Venues Clear Channel either owns, operates, …

Does this mean they stand on the tables and yell at judges and stuff? Cross-dressing would be pretty rebellious. These kids today – I’ll have to ask Ernest over a LawMeme about it – he seems so polite and thoughtful. Each year the Rebellious Lawyering conference, a student-run, weekend-long event …

Damn, that sick feeling again. I knew something was up when I got in the car at about 12:45 PM and someone was on NPR talking in hushed tones about “structural stress,” “human error,” “pitch and yaw.” For some reason I have been thinking a lot about the Challenger disaster …

All of a sudden Spike Lee sees himself as the voice of responsibility: a couple of weeks ago he cautioned against the seductions of reality shows that imply luck rather than hard work is the key to success. Now he told a group in Bermuda that BET “lacks serious entertainment …

Let’s think: what vocation or avocation is most likely to be against war – any war – war as a concept under any circumstances? Machinists? Bloggers? Human rights activists? Veterans? How about poets, whose noble pursuit of the music in language often leads down winding paths of fancy, at the …

These days Michael Jackson is much more popular on TV than he is on record. Why? Because the general populace still can’t quite believe what a freak of nature Jackson has become, so he has great oddity appeal, but he hasn’t recorded anything very good since “Black and White” over …

Well-known minion of Satan, Clear Channel CEO Lowry Mays, got a good grilling yesterday: Mays flatly denied allegations from rock star Don Henley and other critics that the media empire’s 1,200-plus stations have muscled out smaller rivals, taken bribes to play songs, or engaged in other anti-competitive practices. Facing sharp …

Digital video film competition running from Feb. 3-March 10. You can do a lot in ten seconds as the sample films attest, including getting your hair blown dry by Greek women. Prizes are $1000 for first, $500 for second, and $250 for third place. Judges include David Wild, pioneer of …

“Excuse me Judge Very-Unhelpful”: Verizon Communications Inc. asked a federal judge Thursday to stay his ruling making it much simpler for the entertainment industry to tie a digital pirate’s online activities to his real-world identity. Verizon lawyers want U.S. District Judge John D. Bates to wait until a federal appeals …