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Save Pandora, Last.fm, FineTune and netradio as we know it
Apr 18, 2007 22:48
The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. The Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC has more than tripled the royalty rates for webcasters and left unchanged they will kill Internet radio. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays, and broadcast radio doesn’t pay these at [...]
From PhD wannabe to PhD could-be
Feb 12, 2007 13:52
In the end of 2006, I applied for a PhD fellowship hosted jointly by a two fine universities (one in Berlin and one in Copenhagen). The application was accepted. However, I had to cancel the project as the timing was extremely bad (I had just signed a contract with Ripplr). For anyone interested in the [...]
Are you an artist too? A stripper?
Dec 6, 2006 14:44
Today I just learned that striptease by court rule from now on is to be considered an art. In Norway, of all places. This means that shows from now on are exempt from VAT on tickets because “Striptease (…) is a form of dance combined with acting,” three judges decided unanimously. I wonder if a) [...]
Bosch & Fjord book rated 5/6
Dec 3, 2006 11:30
Artist duo Bosch & Fjord’s recent publication (self-titled) receives 5 out of 6 stars in a review by Astrid la Cour in Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende. The duo is a prominent example of ‘organisational artists’ who work in and with the business world. In Denmark alone this field also counts artist/groups ‘democratic innovation’, N55, and [...]