Spreading the Love: Ragtime for Everyone!
There's no 'compulsory' licensing in literature... And provided there's an industry in worse shape than music, it's the publishing world. Amazon's Kindle is stillborn because it relies heavily on Amazon for content, and there are no easy paths to licensing writing. Itâ s entirely a 1:1 negotiation and as a result, the big majority of authors are left out. It's darling clear: without the right to apply (and pay) authors to quite use advanced works, modern works decline on the shelves until they go absent of print and disappear forever. Today the blogosphere stands as a monument to both the triumph of amateurism, and the difficulty of getting noticed or paid. While content aggregators corner labored to create a web-based syndication mart for a decade, broadcaster's ability to play any and everything whenever they fancy creates brand-new stars to this day, and supports a much larger industry.
Many written works are so far ahead of their time as to be worthless when published. Einstein's most noted works were dormant for over a decade until the world caught up with his theories. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's 'The New Vision' was written in the 1920s, on the contrary required digital computers to fully grasp and flesh out... the author was dead for 50 senility before the ideas could be deployed at all! Had the work been aggrandized easily carved up and annotated, it may never have out elsewhere of print, and almost certainly would have earned it's author more income in his lifetime. Furthermore, earlier development would have made the franchise and the body of his work amassed meaningful to his heirs.
How manifold ongoing painters can anyone outside the art world name? The average consumer knows far more pop stars than painters. There are bounteous working millionaire pop stars than painters, and they produce their fortunes faster. These two worlds reflect the most restrictive copyrights. The results and polity of the respective arts cause the case: As bad as matters may be for the melody industry, the craft globe lacks the exposure, opportunity, and yes, money, that would flow their custom with compulsory licensing of images. At least pop stars don't have to die to get paid (though classical composers were in that boat prior to compulsory licensing!).
In the 20th and 21st century more dulcet artists achieved preferable notoriety and commercial success than authors or painters. Sure, you can pick out a couple individuals, like Stephen Monarch and Andy Warhol, who out-earned nearly all euphonious artists of their respective eras, on the other hand there are far more Madonnas, Christinas and Britneys than Andys. While as lousy with books are written as CDs are released, who's more popular? Joe Strummer levy it best: 'Plato the Greek or Rin Tin Tin; whoâ s besides famous to the million-billions?' Similarly, in the drug industry patents are inviolable for 17 years. Witness the result: Obscene profits for pharmaceutical companies, foolish pricing for patients (unreasonable in a business sense, not a moral one). Clearly broadcasting expanded some industries and incomes via compulsory licensing.
Its clear the absence of compulsory licensing deprives us of all kinds of fun, entertaining and formerly valid media-baubles. A century ago, copyrights expired and works passed into the public domain, and classical music freely filled hovering schools, symphony halls, and band shells. Today copyrights of media conglomerates are effectively eternal (Mickey Mouse's legitimate copyright was up 20 age ago, nevertheless Disney is still prosecuting infringement of their icon). In a moderate world, an X-Rated Mickey Mouse cartoon would already be at Blockbuster!
Since conglomerates testament not surrender their gains easily, compulsory rates are the next best solution that allows ALL citizens access to our collective cultural cache. In the constitution, and international law, there is a long-standing haughtiness that it is a GOOD Creature for highbrow property to enter the universal domain. The hint of heavy-handed enforcement of perpetual (or ever-extended in the action of drugs) intellectual property, not unbiased use and mash ups, is the history meaning here.
Practically NO ONE but Stephen King and his cohort can make a living writing books today, but there are plenty of crowd forging a living moulding music. The art apple is even more dismal: If you don't make it and can't land a teaching job, you're probably bitter about your retail job. Of course most musicians glare annihilation from licensing, but it's impossible to miss the broader market for heavy metal created by the existence of popular chin music and broadcasting. Conversely, the collapse of music formats and regionalism on the radio, far another than data trading, posses halted the life of our industry.
The challenge nowadays is to revitalize programmed music, so webcasters can build the bazaar in the ways broadcast once did. There are far more and better opportunities on the interlacing than there ever were in broadcasting. Obligatory licensing that rewards performance, alongside song writing, open those doors and grow the market for our work.
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NFE/1.0 licensing - Google News en news-feedback@google.com ©2008 Google Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:35:05 GMT Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:35:05 GMT licensing - Google News http://news.google.com/intl/en_us/images/news_res.gif TiVo has a license to license - Hollywood Reporter tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/inc/quickread/e3i41ac0111ebdf301070ed639e62ba4777?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=310&width=600 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:27:25 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/inc/quickread/e3i41ac0111ebdf301070ed639e62ba4777%3FKeepThis%3Dtrue%26TB_iframe%3Dtrue%26height%3D310%26width%3D600&cid=1287748204&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNF0R7x_dOsobkF8qzUB5ee2ISz58w">TiVo has a <b>license</b> to <b>license</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Hollywood Reporter, United States -</font> <nobr>11 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>TiVo CEO Tom Rogers said Wednesday that his company plans to step up its effort to <b>license</b> the TiVo DVR brand to cable TV providers once the company ends <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> DC Bar May Lose Liquor License - News Channel 8 tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0109/583453.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:43:58 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0109/583453.html&cid=1287781681&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNHq-LgRoSA7fh_VNriXiOcIoFatew">DC Bar May Lose Liquor <b>License</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>News Channel 8, DC -</font> <nobr>12 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>WASHINGTON - Madam's Organ bar and restaurant, a staple in DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood, is now in danger of losing its liquor <b>license</b>. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Codexis, Teva in license deal for generic product - Bizjournals.com tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/01/05/daily39.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:19:28 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/01/05/daily39.html&cid=1287726586&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNFOzolRE8wUX6zbzTjbBeuXMMEmfg">Codexis, Teva in <b>license</b> deal for generic product</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Bizjournals.com, NC -</font> <nobr>20 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Codexis Inc. on Wednesday announced a <b>licensing</b> agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to produce a generic product using a proprietary Codexis <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-1&fd=R&url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20090107/AQW01207012009-1.html&cid=1287726586&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEIJesPLBGJK1mDElad45ICAApObg">Codexis, Teva in <b>Licensing</b> Agreement Final</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>PR Newswire (press release)</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.ru/news?hl=en&ned=en_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287726586><nobr>all 11 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table> FSF, SGI Cooperated to Resolve Licensing Issue in X.org, Mesa - OS News tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.osnews.com/story/20740/FSF_SGI_Cooperated_to_Resolve_Licensing_Issue_in_X_org_Mesa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:17:33 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.osnews.com/story/20740/FSF_SGI_Cooperated_to_Resolve_Licensing_Issue_in_X_org_Mesa&cid=1287790540&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNF8C8qJ3vBZKVBJyb8sl_hLz52Dmw">FSF, SGI Cooperated to Resolve <b>Licensing</b> Issue in X.org, Mesa</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>OS News -</font> <nobr>12 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The solution was to release a new version of the <b>license</b> that governed the problematic bits of code, the SGI Free Software <b>License</b> B. This <b>license</b> has been <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> M Resort licensing gets OK from gaming board - Las Vegas Sun tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/07/m-resort-licensing-gets-ok-gaming-board/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:46:31 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/07/m-resort-licensing-gets-ok-gaming-board/&cid=1287790495&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEY-rffcOYkSS1LTq_IA7i8J68xuQ"><img src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=eKOmED_Jy0AJ&imgurl=media.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2009/01/07/1_t651.jpg%3Ff88c8649bbadbb805ebb7b1c2020cc5b10765421 width=80 height=49 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Las Vegas Sun</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/07/m-resort-licensing-gets-ok-gaming-board/&cid=1287790495&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEY-rffcOYkSS1LTq_IA7i8J68xuQ">M Resort <b>licensing</b> gets OK from gaming board</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Las Vegas Sun, NV -</font> <nobr>15 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By Richard N. Velotta The state Gaming Control Board has recommended <b>licensing</b> approval for what would become the southernmost resort in the Las Vegas <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-1&fd=R&url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/37258559.html&cid=1287790495&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEG6AkbXPpq-QejJB79JVneAeT1Qw">Australian billionaire moves closer to Cannery purchase</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Las Vegas Review - Journal</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.ru/news?hl=en&ned=en_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287790495><nobr>all 3 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Wi-LAN to Announce Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results - MSNBC tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28540516/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:59:47 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28540516/&cid=1287815603&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEcztEnzvUdTF-TGTMxnnvUIpvmTQ">Wi-LAN to Announce Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>MSNBC -</font> <nobr>8 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Risks and uncertainties that may face the Company include, but are not restricted to: <b>licensing</b> of the Company's patents can take an extremely long time and <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Via Licensing Announces Patent License Program - TMCnet tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-via-licensing-announces-patent-license-program-/2009/01/08/3896912.htm Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:19:00 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-via-licensing-announces-patent-license-program-/2009/01/08/3896912.htm&cid=1287828799&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNHOoX9XPxsF1kHWH9vA_sj5vLtbkg">Via <b>Licensing</b> Announces Patent <b>License</b> Program</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>TMCnet -</font> <nobr>7 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Via <b>Licensing</b> announced a joint patent <b>licensing</b> program for MPEG-4 SLS (Scalable to Lossless Coding). SLS is an audio compression technology which extends <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Adult entertainment zoning, licensing at forefront - Boone News Republican tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.midiowanews.com/site/tab3.cfm?newsid=20236217&BRD=2700&PAG=461&dept_id=554434&rfi=6 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:19 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.midiowanews.com/site/tab3.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D20236217%26BRD%3D2700%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D554434%26rfi%3D6&cid=1287745203&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNGxbXmIBWWQtxux8jfKR8uvXhwZPA">Adult entertainment zoning, <b>licensing</b> at forefront</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Boone News Republican, IA -</font> <nobr>17 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Schroeder said <b>licensing</b> regulations can relate to public health, morals, safety and welfare as well as content-neutral restrictions about time of operation <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Report: Apple DRM-free licensing in the works - Hollywood Reporter tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/technology/news/e3i7b57851228481ca58c1e6acf24e37993 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:28:39 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/apple/4143706/Macworld-2009-Apples-iTunes-goes-DRM-free.html&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNFkiWE-epqwR8--aDPfthopMrL8hA"><img src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=dGiDVY0qKA0J&imgurl=www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01217/schiller_1217231c.jpg width=80 height=50 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Telegraph.co.uk</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/technology/news/e3i7b57851228481ca58c1e6acf24e37993&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEOvy4jt8FB7DnZsR6K2tD1qUZX9g">Report: Apple DRM-free <b>licensing</b> in the works</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Hollywood Reporter, United States -</font> <nobr>Jan 6, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By Antony Bruno, Billboard DENVER -- With the MacWorld conference kicking off Tuesday, rumors are swirling that Apple is poised to unveil music <b>licensing</b> <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-1&fd=R&url=http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/apple-promises.html&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNGwC3xDVw4x0TJUCqgvbbKMuS2Y_w">iTunes Music Store Finally Drops DRM, Adds New Prices</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Wired News</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-2&fd=R&url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/apple-itunes-going-drm-free-39439&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNE6H3VXHx5Tr-Kk4migDHJ3rlYVuA">Apple iTunes going DRM-free</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>National Business Review</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-3&fd=R&url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10132759-93.html&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNGYRGXxGrU68mEFx_rLjT1E3y4Dgg">Upgrading to a DRM-free iTunes library will cost you</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>CNET News</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-4&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da7qukrjDRyeI%26refer%3Dhome&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNHZfCzMmdrYbzGoHM93uRlcnhE8oA"><nobr>Bloomberg</nobr></a> - <a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-5&fd=R&url=http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/apple-expand-drm-free-itunes-content-revise-pricing/2009-01-06&cid=1287867772&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNGRBys6aBhYmR97lrl9z54mPC_9nw"><nobr>Fiercemobilecontent</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.ru/news?hl=en&ned=en_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287867772><nobr>all 1,184 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table> AFFLICTION NEWS: Yvel permitted to "apply" for license by CSAC - MMATorch tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_1765.shtml Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:54:25 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_1765.shtml&cid=1287756560&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEvuH0uBN-e7H7yFUdFMvleH_JYzQ"><img src=http://nt3.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=fyu_ZdnJ-i0J&imgurl=www.mmatorch.com/MMAimages/Staff08Penick_100.jpg width=70 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>MMATorch</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_1765.shtml&cid=1287756560&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNEvuH0uBN-e7H7yFUdFMvleH_JYzQ">AFFLICTION NEWS: Yvel permitted to "apply" for <b>license</b> by CSAC</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>MMATorch, MN -</font> <nobr>21 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Yvel was denied a <b>license</b> in Nevada in 2007 for PRIDE 33 due to past actions, including a 2004 incident where he knocked down a referee and proceeded to <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-1&fd=R&url=http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2009/01/07/gilbert-yvel-cleared-apply-fight-california&cid=1287756560&ei=-PJlSfuRHIrFmQe81My5BA&usg=AFQjCNHLQPLVPJOTvSSC82xZv98Z_FOXmA">Gilbert Yvel cleared to apply to fight in California</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>MMAFighting.com</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.ru/news?hl=en&ned=en_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287756560><nobr>all 4 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table> licensing - 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