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Link: Creative Commons Is Rewriting Rules of Copyright (free reg req’d)

PALO ALTO, Calif. — When Chuck D and the Fine Arts Militia released their latest single, "No Meaning No," several months ago, they didn’t try to stop people from circulating free copies on the Internet. They encouraged it.

The result has been the creation of a flood of derivative work ranging
from classical twists on the hip-hop piece to video interpretations of
the song. The musicians reveled in the instant fan base. They were so
pleased that they recently decided to publish their next entire album,
due later this spring, the same way, becoming the first major artists
to do so.

 

A great perspective on the Groove Networks aquisition by Microsoft comes from leading community builder Nancy White:

Microsoft buys Groove… do you think they will get colaboration now?

Say It Ain’t So… Shannon Henry  leaves the  Post tech scene… Goodbye (saw it on Potomac Tech Wire)

For those of us fortunate to have lived before and after the bubble, Shannon Henry was an anchor in the storm. We followed the newsmakers and trends through her weekly column. We’ll miss you (and your ink) Shannon. Good luck on the newest book!

Wonder if Shannon will start a blog like Cindy Webb did?


I’ll be watching to see if and how this new future takes hold, but
I won’t be writing about it in these pages. After seven years, this is
my last Download column. I’ll be working on my second book and be mom
to a young child. I will still write occasionally for The Washington
Post. You can continue to read about the local tech scene by following
the work of my colleague Ellen McCarthy. What I’ll miss most is the
day-to-day interaction with readers. I’ve enjoyed a great conversation
with all of you about Washington’s high-tech culture, and I thank you
enormously for being part of it.