Burning Man: Fact & Fiction lays down the truth about the wild celebration in the Nevada desert the week before LaborDay. There's lots of music (see how I made this relevant to our blog),...
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by Marc on June 20, 2007
Digital music analyst Todd Beals shares his impressions from the NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) conference in Chicago. The event features performances and interviews with top...
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by Marc on June 04, 2007
The DCIA (Distributed Computing Industry Association) Conference & Exposition returns to Los Angeles June 11. I won't be there this time around but invite my readers to check it out. The...
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F2C: Freedom to Connect is being held this year March 5 & 6 in the Washington, DC area. F2C features Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling, Professor Yochai Benkler and many more...
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by Marc on February 06, 2007
The 2007 DIY (Do It Yourself) Convention is being held Feb 9-11 at the Egyptian Theater In Hollywood. The DIY Convention focuses on "creating, promotion, protecting and distributing independent...
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by Marc on January 18, 2007
The DCIA brings the P2P Summit to the Big Apple in conjunction with the Media Summit New York conference. The Summit includes a wide range of speakers and demos, plus a live entertainment showcase....
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by Marc on January 17, 2007
The EFF blogged from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to see the state-of-the-art in technology, given Hollywood's ongoing fight against free and fair use of media. They found lots of...
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by Marc on October 17, 2006
Techweb covers the Digital Music Forum West with "P2P Industry Networks For Legitimacy". Speakers reinforced the evidence that P2P network use continues to rise despite recording industry...
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by Marc on October 11, 2006
In association with Digital Hollywood, the 1st Annual P2P Media Summit LA will be held Oct 23 in Santa Monica , California. I'll be speaking. So come say hello if you're there. The Conference...
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people...
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Defective by Design declared today "Day Agsint DRM" The group aims to create awareness that DRM is both widely used and hurts consumers. The only digital rights it protects are those of the...
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by Marc on September 13, 2006
NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers, recently held its big trade show at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL near Orlando. Todd Beals had excellent coverage - NARM Show DAY...
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by Marc on July 10, 2006
I ran across a comprehensive review of the SXSW (South by Southwest) music conference in Austin back in March. Even if you were there, it would have been impossible to cover it all with 10,500...
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by Marc on June 01, 2006
The DCIA , the leading P2P industry organization, is holding the first P2P Media Summit June 22-23 in McLean, Virginia. I'll be speaking there. I invite my readers to come and say hello. The...
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by Marc on February 22, 2006
SXSW is providing 3GB of free band music and film trailers though Bit Torrent P2P for the public to check out the acts and videos prior to the event. The content includes 83 film trailers and 713...
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