Tag: copyright
The Freenet Project or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Darknet
by Citizen Bane on Dec.21, 2009, under Heavy
Prologue: I started writing this article about two months ago. I was in the final stages of wrapping it up when Andy Beckett of the Guardian released an excellent article about “The Darknet” and specifically Freenet. Now, it’s not like I was scooped or anything. Freenet isn’t exactly new news. I just figured, “Damn… What he wrote is really similar to what I’m writing…” Oh well, information wants to be free and more information is always better so I decided to do two things. 1. Rework my article into something a bit different. 2. Hold off on releasing it for a few weeks. Anyway, here it is.
I’m writing about the subject of darknet. Why? Because I think that they’re just plain cool. I mean come on, totally anonymous, encrypted networks that are essentially untraceable! Tell me that doesn’t make every techno-thriller spy novel reading nerve in your body twinge in glee? Yes? Keep reading. No? Go here, this is the article that you want.
The Creative Commons Music Scene 101:
by Citizen Bane on Nov.15, 2009, under Heavy
I’ve been wanting to write an article on the Creative Commons music scene for a while. This is a subject that I find fascinating and quite honestly really inspirational. As a precursor for the uninitiated let me first try to quickly explain the concept of Creative Commons. Creative Commons is an Not for Profit Organization that released a number of licences freely to the public. Unlike pure copyright, these licences allow the creator to indicate which rights they wish to either waive or reserve.
Copyright? I Threw it on the Ground!
by Citizen Bane on Nov.10, 2009, under Heavy
I don’t know how many of you are following the plight of Canadian copyright reform. I am. I’m not sure why; I have no stake per se. I do not produce content on which I rely on copyright enforcement for remuneration. As far as I’m concerned the material I produce at least with respect to my writing on this blog is Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives, meaning pass it around as much as you want for free, but mention my name, don’t charge money for it and don’t alter it or add to it. It is what it is. I suppose my interest in copyright and copyright laws stem from the implications it has on us in everyday life, especially the implication to those of us who contribute content to the internet.
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