We have a new site here at CIS and it's tripped out with a number of cool features. I'm going to play with the tagging and will do my best to figure out how drupal works. So far, so good.
In the two days since the site launched there have been a number of things I've wanted to post about. I was unable to log in to the site due to some special "features", eh hem, but that's all fixed now... So, without further ado, here are a few things I wanted to jot down: Read more about New site, just in time to play around.
One of the most interesting pesentations at PodCampWest this weekend was Erik Schwartz who demo-ed Foneshow (blog). This service allows you to publish your audio podcast to a cell phone. Listeners can subscribe to podcasts from the Foneshow website or from the podcaster's website. The listener receives a text message with a phone number in it that the listener dials in order to hear the show. Read more about Podding to the cell phone
I'm here in Oakland to participate in the Music Business Seminar presented by California Lawyers for the Arts. The vibe of the conference is great. An eclectic group of participants, diverse, young, old, only a few lawyers, so mostly musicians/artist and producers.
The panel that's just starting is about grass-roots marketing strategies. Moderator is attorney Michael Acszon, and the panelists are Marshall Lamm, Kerry Fiero, and Jocelyn Kane. These are my notes. Read more about Liveblogging from the music business seminar in Oakland
The Podcast Brothers have posted an excellent episode today in which they interview Marty Schwimmer, an expert on trademark, domain name, and copyright legal disputes. The podcast describes the important basics about when and how trademark rights begin, priority of rights, and many self-help steps the podcaster can take to help protect their rights, and avoid infringing the rights of others. It's about 25 minutes and worth every second of it. Required listening for all podcasters! Read more about Required listening for all podcasters
What's better than listening to two lawyers you really like as people talk about a subject you find fascinating? For me, it's hard to beat. (And, I'm sure for some, anything that involves listening to lawyers will sound totally boring... and I guess that's what's beautiful about the internet.) Read more about the public domain and unpublished works
Ringtones are likely subject to statutory license for making and distributing
phonorecords under the Copyright Act. Here's the copyright office's announcement w/ link to more info:
COPYRIGHT OFFICE RESPONDS TO NOVEL QUESTIONS OF LAW FROM
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD (71 FR 64303)