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Only Tiny Percentage of Income from Copyright

12/03/2013 Stan

If you are a musician, this won’t be surprising news. But with all the hoopla about copyright infringers, etc., it might be of real interest to non-musicians.

A Tiny Percentage of Artist Income Comes from Copyright, Study Finds… | Digital Music NewsDigital Music News.

Bad Lip Reading ?

12/01/2013 Stan

Somehow, I’d missed this earlier.

Ever wonder what the football players are saying in the huddle, or what their coach is screaming from the sideline? Well, watch this and you’ll know:

Creative Commons 4.0 Licenses

11/26/2013 Stan

Creative Commons just released the new version of their copyright license suite, and they look pretty good.

Choose a Creative Commons Version 4.0 License..

Of course, that makes sense. They reached the final version through a transparent process of public discussions, blog posts, mailing lists and open meetings, over a period of two years, and were able to reach a broad public consensus.

All that makes the secretive discussions, closed negotiations, and back room sessions about copyright policy by the Trans-Pacific Partnership all the more despicable.

Revisiting Copyright Economics

11/12/2013 Stan

Here’s a great article by Antonio Machado arguing for the introduction of a renewal system in copyright. He also argues that the “investment horizon” for composers, artists and authors is more like 10 years, not 50 or 100, or lifetime + 70.

Is Not the Price, Is the Value: Revisiting Copyright Economics.

Takedown notice from Apple

11/07/2013 Stan

So maybe Mordy Tikotzky’s Apple-Tracker widget, that steered customers to Apple Stores near them that were most likely to have the newest iPhones or iPads in stock, was in violation of Apple’s Terms of Use, but Apple used the Digital Millennium Copyright to issue a takedown notice.

Apple invokes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Why are copyright lawsuits ridiculously big?

11/06/2013 Stan

This article by Alex Wild discusses the reasons for the huge copyright lawsuits and the recent proposal by the Copyright office for a “small claims” copyright court.

Why are copyright lawsuits ridiculously big?.

What Sweeter Music Can We Bring

12/18/2012 Stan

Can you tell I write a lot of religious and Christmas music?

Here’s another original Christmas carol for string orchestra (or string quartet), What Sweeter Music Can We Bring.

Often, after completing a work, you are just too close to it to be able to assess it’s quality. And you have to believe in it while you are working on it! So it’s only after some time has passed that you can look at it with a more objective eye.

Usually, for me, listening to things I wrote later, all I hear are the “flaws”, what I’d do differently now, etc.

This is one of my few pieces where my opinion of it has actually risen over time. I’m very happy with it. I especially like how the excitement and energy of the climax generates such momentum that it carries on through the final statement of the theme.

Listen to: What Sweeter Music Can We Bring.

The Journey of the Magi

12/17/2012 Stan

Another of my original Christmas carols for string orchestra (or string quartet), The Journey of the Magi.

This became one of my favorites after I wrote it.

Listen to: The Journey of the Magi.

The Angel Gabriel

12/16/2012 Stan

Here’s another from my set of arrangements of Christmas carols for string orchestra (or string quartet), The Angel Gabriel. It’s a beautiful, old French tune you are sure to recognize.

Listen to: The Angel Gabriel.

King Wenceslas’ Feast

12/15/2012 Stan

Here is one of my original Christmas carols arranged for string quartet, King Wenceslas’ Feast.

Listen to: King Wenceslas’ Feast.

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