European copyright extension: protecting Elvis to the detriment of everyone else

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"European Copyright Clock Ticking on
Elvis Hits"

"European Copyright Clock Ticking on
Elvis Hits" 07/18/2004 09:48 PM

Copyright Extension As A Game Of
Leapfrog

Copyright Extension As A Game Of
Leapfrog 06/17/2005 03:33 PM
Over in the UK where they have, of all things, a "director of creative industries," there's an ongoing debate about copyright extension. Earlier this month, we noted the stance taken by this creative industries politician, where his rationale was basically that the industry didn' t know how to handle risk and therefore needed more money. Wouldn't it be great if every industry had their own minister to bail them out because they couldn't figure out how to handle risk in their business model? Anyway, it seems that some commentators are realizing the oddity of the situation as well, and the Times Online has an excellent editorial explaining co pyright extension in the UK makes no sense and would actually be harmful to the "creative industries" said minister is supposed to be protecting. The arguments made in the article are mostly familiar to those who read Techdirt often enough -- though, it's still a worthwhile read. One especially amusing point, though, shows how both sides of the Atlantic seem to be justifying copyright extension by using a "leapfrog" process. That is, when the Sonny Bono copyright term extension act was put in place, part of his argument was that the US had less strict copyright protection than Europe, and we needed to extend copyright to keep things in line or else it would be "hard to do business" with our friends across the pond. Of course, the extension then went beyond what Europe had (leading to the debate today), so now one of the reasons for pushing for copyright extension in Europe is because the differences make it "hard to do business" going in the other direction. That's quite a scam. As long as each side keeps leapfrogging the other, they can exten d copyrights virtually forever using the same claim.

Protecting Your Data - Recommendations
for Maintaining Your Computer and
Protecting Your Information

Protecting Your Data - Recommendations
for Maintaining Your Computer and
Protecting Your Information 08/30/2004 04:23 AM
Mondaq Aug 30 2004 8:55AM GMT

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies 12/14/2003 12:27 PM

The Copyright Board of Canada issued a ruling on " private copying ", largely via peer-to-peer computing, with several components. First, downloading is acceptable, but uploading is not (presumably to target hyperpirates). Second, new mechanisms for levies were described, freezing current ones, allowing new charges.

the Copyright Board said uploading or distributing copyrighted works online appeared to be prohibited under current Canadian law. However, the country's copyright law does allow making a copy for personal use and does not address the source of that copy or whether the original has to be an authorized or noninfringing version, the board said.

Microsoft will face off against the
European Commission on September 30 in a
European Union court in Luxembour

Microsoft will face off against the
European Commission on September 30 in a
European Union court in Luxembour 07/27/2004 02:25 PM
Newsweek Jul 27 2004 6:38PM GMT

Elvis did to who?

Elvis did to who? 12/17/2004 06:33 PM

Lucas Gonze has a way with words:

Can I just say this? Napster politics are brutally boring. The action right now is in making the music and video owned by the major labels and film studios archaic and unpopular. We're going to do to those properties what talkies did to silent films, what political bloggers did to Dan Rather, what Elvis did to Mantovani. Our stuff is better, that's how we're going to win.

Forcibly liberating that old stuff is a painfully stupid strategy. The more unauthorized filesharing you do, the more attention you give those old cutural fiefdoms, the more money you generate to sue you with. It is a total waste of time.

Creative Commons is of course the antithesis of forcible liberation. You can choose to participate in free culture, or not.

The legal tools and technology for free culture are loosed. Free content is burgeoning (ex: 8 3,360 licensed tracks on Soundclick, now).

As many others have pointed out, the immediate challenge is discovery. Who will be our Elivses? Who will find and promote them?

By the way, a Mantovani fan site. No disrespect intended, you just may not have heard of this great star of pop music, pre-Rock'n'Roll.

Ask Elvis!

Ask Elvis! 04/23/2004 02:50 AM
Friday nonsense: in a shock plagiarism of "Ask MetaFilter", but with added blue suede shoes, BBC Radio 2 hires Elvis Presley to answer listener's questions on moles, quantum physics, parrots and bread . Sadly, few arguments about operating systems or Iraq, but you can't have everything.... Real Player required

The passion of Elvis

The passion of Elvis 07/15/2004 08:26 AM
Watching Presley's "'68 Comeback Special" is a total religious experience, proving once and for all that the King was no false idol.

Elvis on a Wheat Thin?

Elvis on a Wheat Thin? 03/17/2005 03:13 AM

A while back we talked about a grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary on it, which sold for $28,000 on Ebay. Today I heard a story on the radio about Miles Bradley, an antique dealer in Chamberlain, SD — just down the road a piece — who found a Wheat Thin cracker with a likeness of Elvis' head on it. Or so some say. I just don't see it. Bradley tried to repeat the grilled cheese success & cash in on his find by selling it on eBay.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who failed to see The King on the cracker. (Take a look at the pictures on the auction site & let me know what you think.) The bidding failed to break the $500 reserve price, and the auction closed with a high bid of $451. The disappointed Bradley is reportedly going to give it another shot, but if it doesn't break the $500 reserve this time, he's gonna eat it. He probably should've done that to begin with.

If it were me, after going to the trouble of listing it on Ebay, I would've taken the $451 and run.

Translating Elvis into Sumerian

Translating Elvis into Sumerian 01/16/2004 01:04 PM
"Elvis would have fitted just fine in the Sumerian society, for love songs and intoxicating music were important parts of the enormously popular cult of the goddess Inanna." .. translated into Sumerian

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Database of Elvis Impersonators

Database of Elvis Impersonators 03/19/2005 03:03 AM
Xeni Jardin: This extensive database of Elvis impersonators is sorted by location. Each hip-swinging clone has his own website with audio and video clips. The company that runs this database, gigmasters, rents out other entertainers. Artist profile pages contain a line at the bottom: INFLUENCES, but members of the "Elvis" category list one and only one influence... ELVIS. Link to database.

Don't miss "Stingray" Elvis's version of American Trilogy: Link to video (MPEG-4, 5.5 MB). I think my favorite is Bibby Simmons aka Black Elvis, from Alabama. His website has as many excellent blinking gifs as his cape does sequins, and you can download some of his MP3s here for free. I don't see Thai Elvis in here, but he's just a few miles away from me here in Hollywood, at Palms Thai restaurant.

Also, apropos of nothing: before I discovered the glamorous world of blogs, I once wanted to be a linguist. I studied a number of languages, including some "endangered" languages, because I thought they were beautiful like code. I studied Lakhota ("Sioux") for a while with an indigenous linguist who was born on the Pine Ridge reservation. One of the only words I can still remember is "igluchanchalowan." My teacher told me that translated literally it means, "he who gyrates," but it's the Lakhota word for "Elvis Presley."
(thanks, Bob DuCharme)

First Water, Now Cup in Elvis Auctions
(AP)

First Water, Now Cup in Elvis Auctions
(AP) 12/29/2004 04:34 PM
AP - Miss your chance to buy some water from a cup once used by Elvis Presley? Don't be disappointed — now you can bid on a chance to see, but not own, the cup that held the water.

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone

i see elvis, i hear god on the phone 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
And now, another entry from the "I really need a break from the Just A Geek rewrite" department . . .

Last Wednesday, I had the awesome session for Super Robot Monkey Hyper Force Terriffic Mega Madness Hella Hella Bitchin GO! That session led to an audition on Friday for the freakin' head of voice over casting at Disney Feature Animation for a new Disney project. If I book that job, I'll be one of two leads on the show!

In this entry, I talk about the difference between on-camera and voice over auditions, how I'm pretty sure I screwed myself out of a job, and announce some pretty cool writing opportunities that have come my way recently.

Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used
(AP)

Man Auctions Water From Cup Elvis Used
(AP) 12/28/2004 09:04 AM
AP - Wade Jones is a fan of Elvis Presley, but says he's not a fanatic. That's why — after a grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary sold on eBay for $28,000 — he decided to sell three tablespoons of water from a cup that Jones said was used by Presley during a 1977 concert.

Elvis turns to FanBuzz for e-commerce

Elvis turns to FanBuzz for e-commerce 04/27/2004 09:28 PM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 28 2004 1:26AM GMT

Colorado Company Buys Elvis Cup (AP)

Colorado Company Buys Elvis Cup (AP) 01/05/2005 09:03 AM
AP - Nutballz, a cookie company founded by a snowboarder, says it has won an eBay auction to borrow a plastic foam cup its owner says was used by Elvis Presley during a 1977 concert.

Elvis a Part of Memphis Hanukkah Program

Elvis a Part of Memphis Hanukkah Program 12/20/2003 06:07 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 20 2003 3:31PM ET

Dutch enlist Elvis for EU reforms
(Reuters)

Dutch enlist Elvis for EU reforms
(Reuters) 07/09/2004 04:46 AM
Reuters - "A little less conversation, a little more action please" is what the Dutch want from their six months at the helm of the European Union.

Elvis enters public domain in UK next
year

Elvis enters public domain in UK next
year 07/18/2004 12:21 PM
On January 1, 2005, Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" -- a 50-year-old tune currently enjoying the #3 chart spot in Great Britain -- will enter the public domain.

Anyone will be able to release it without paying royalties to the owners of the master or the performer's heirs. BMG will start losing a significant piece of its catalog income in Europe. As "That's All Right" is being hailed by some as the beginning of rock 'n' roll, the implications are that every year after 2005, more recordings that defined the genre will fall into public domain.

Link (Thanks, electrincinca)

Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay
(Reuters)

Purported eau de Elvis sells on eBay
(Reuters) 12/28/2004 05:07 PM
Reuters - Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay.

Fans Mark Anniversary of Elvis Recording
(AP)

Fans Mark Anniversary of Elvis Recording
(AP) 07/05/2004 07:08 PM
AP - Elvis Presley's "That's All Right" played simultaneously on radio stations around the world Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the rock 'n roll icon's first professional record.

Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout
(AP)

Elvis, Castro Visit Last Saddam Hideout
(AP) 01/26/2004 03:03 PM
AP - Castro came with Elvis on Monday to visit Saddam's last hiding place.

Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for
Boston

Yanks Qualify, and Elvis Has Left for
Boston 09/23/2004 09:58 PM
The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card.

Elvis Costello disclaims antipiracy
warnings on his own CD

Elvis Costello disclaims antipiracy
warnings on his own CD 09/21/2004 04:55 PM
Cory Doctorow: Elvis Costello's new CD "The Delivery Man" is plastered with obnoxious FBI anti-piracy warnings. Over these is this legend: "THE ARTIST DOES NOT ENDORSE THE FOLLOWING WARNING. THE FBI DOESN'T HAVE HIS HOME PHONE NUMBER AND HE HOPES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE YOURS. Link (Thanks, Gary!)

Elvis fans mark rock n' roll debut

Elvis fans mark rock n' roll debut 07/05/2004 04:22 AM
The 50th anniversary of rock 'n' roll is being marked, commemorating the recording of Elvis Presley's first single.

Purported Elvis Water Brings $455
Bid on EBay (Reuters)

Purported Elvis Water Brings $455
Bid on EBay (Reuters) 12/28/2004 05:05 PM
Reuters - Wade Jones of North Carolina says he snared a plastic cup from which Elvis Presley drank at a concert in 1977 and kept the cup and the water for 27 years before selling the remaining few tablespoons of water on eBay.

Elvis crowned at Irish goat festival
(Reuters)

Elvis crowned at Irish goat festival
(Reuters) 08/11/2004 03:47 PM
Reuters - A shaggy goat called Elvis has been crowned king of an Irish town at one of the country's oldest and most unusual street festivals.

Nic Harcourt and Elvis Costello
contemplate the last flick of the
dinosaur's tail

Nic Harcourt and Elvis Costello
contemplate the last flick of the
dinosaur's tail 02/01/2005 08:52 PM
Along with driving, hiking, and jogging, snow shoveling is an activity that benefits from time-shifted audio content. Here in New England we've had plenty of opportunities lately to indulge in that least favorite of winter sports. A couple of storms ago I had a chance to catch up with Kent Beck's excellent keynote at the Developer Testing Forum. Yesterday I wasn't planning to absorb ideas, just music. But my selection -- this week's Sounds Eclectic from KCRW's Nic Harcourt -- brought ideas to my headphones as well as Elvis Costello's hour-long studio performance. ...

Who's Protecting Your Name?

Who's Protecting Your Name? 09/07/2004 01:52 PM
Source: iMedia Connection - A new study from the digital brand protection and intelligence company Name Protect suggests the relationship with brands and their search terms is not all sherry and giggles....

New York Daily News - Home - Cops rescue
burning Elvis in gas blast

New York Daily News - Home - Cops rescue
burning Elvis in gas blast 04/23/2004 03:03 PM
Man sets himself on fire after lighting cigarette at gas station .. Darwin Awards nominee .. Burning Elvis

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Protecting Your Building

Protecting Your Building 06/09/2004 09:58 PM
Constructech Magazine Jun 10 2004 2:38AM GMT

Protecting Your iPod

Protecting Your iPod 12/24/2003 10:26 PM
If you're planning to buy an expensive piece of music kit now or in the sales, make sure you protect your investment. By Aoife White (Electricnews.net via MyAppleMenu)

Protecting consumers

Protecting consumers 07/21/2004 06:03 PM
USA Today Jul 21 2004 9:49PM GMT

Protecting Your Files When a Password
Isn't Enough

Protecting Your Files When a Password
Isn't Enough 09/01/2004 06:56 PM
Encryption software, based on complex math, can keep confidential data safe from prying eyes.

Protecting Your Power Supply

Protecting Your Power Supply 08/20/2004 10:25 AM
Learn how to protect yourself in event of a power loss with surge protectors and uninteruptible power supplies.

Protecting Cookies from Deletion

Protecting Cookies from Deletion 03/31/2005 12:24 AM

On Protecting Journalism And Democracy

On Protecting Journalism And Democracy 03/14/2005 05:50 PM

By Donna Wentworth, Corante

Protecting Teens Online

Protecting Teens Online 03/27/2005 08:10 AM
Protecting Teens Online
http:// www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/152/report_display.asp

The Pew Internet Project announces the release of its latest report on youth, Protecting Teens Online. More than half of American families with teenagers use filters to limit access to potentially harmful online content – a 65% increase from the number of those who used filters in 2000. But big majorities of both teens and parents believe that teens do things on the internet that their parents would not approve of. A new survey of 1,100 youth – those ages 12 to 17 – and 1,100 of their parents shows that 54% of internet-connected families now use some sort of internet filter or monitoring software, up from 41% of internet-connected families who used filters in 2000, the most recent time the Pew Internet & American Life Project surveyed on the issue. In all, about 19 million youth live in homes with internet connections and the number of children living in homes with filters has grown from 7 million in 2000 to 12 million today.

"Patenting Air or Protecting Property?"

"Patenting Air or Protecting Property?" 12/16/2003 03:14 AM

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