Category Archives: Intellectual Property

ASCAP 2011 List

Posted on January 5, 2012 by DomCal6

We love ASCAP and what they do for musicians. Over on their site, ASCAP has put together a list of their top 10 must reads of 2011. The list includes articles and videos are how to develop the best music … Continue reading →

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Anti-Piracy Campaign

Posted on December 13, 2011 by DomCal6

Of all the anti-piracy campaigns I have seen through commercials and such, this is the most sincere and true-to-life plea that has been presented.

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Joel Fights Back- and Loses…Again

Posted on September 20, 2011 by DomCal6

College student Joel Tenenbaum posted 30 tracks of music onto a Kazaa, a peer-to-peer file sharing site, and was fined $675,000. Following the verdict, Tenenbaum’s legal team appealed it and won on grounds that the fine was “unconstitutionally excessive”. However, … Continue reading →

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Piracy is Not a Victimless Crime

Posted on August 19, 2011 by DomCal6

Listen to the testimony of these victims of Internet piracy:

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Grooveshark Can’t Get Its Groove Back

Posted on August 2, 2011 by DomCal6

Grooveshark, a music sharing site that encourages users to include their own pieces in the catalog, is once again finding itself in legal trouble. Joining the growing list of complainants, including Universal Media Group, is a group of Tennessee music … Continue reading →

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ICE is Coming for You!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by DomCal6

Attention administrators of websites with pirated material! ICE is coming for you… and it doesn’t matter if you aren’t in this country! New extradition criteria has been released by the US government stating that as long as the piracy website ends in … Continue reading →

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Illegal Video Streaming Doesn’t Just Hurt the “Big Guy”

Posted on June 24, 2011 by DomCal6

A Senate committee recently voted to make illegal streaming of movies and TV shows a felony. There are many anti-piracy advocates working to secure the integrity of artists and their work, but this committee noted that it’s not only the … Continue reading →

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“Friday” May Be Gone for Good

Posted on June 23, 2011 by DomCal6

A few days ago, the infamous viral hit “Friday” was pulled from YouTube. While many are sighing in relief, thankful for a break from the annoyance that is that song, others are wondering if it will be back anytime soon. … Continue reading →

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Can the SIRA Act Help?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by DomCal6

In 2006, an attempt was made in Congress to pass the SIRA Act, legislation that would introduce blanket licensing, designated agents, and royalty rates into the digital music marketplace. Currently, as they did in 2006, legitimate online music services face … Continue reading →

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Moral and Ethical Relativism

Posted on April 18, 2011 by scoADMINot

Moral relativism is the philosophy that different moral truths hold for different people. Ethical subjectivism is the philosophy that morality is different for one person than it is for another. Cultural Relativsm says that morality dependent on culture. According to … Continue reading →

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