6-Aug-02

HBO to sell 'Sopranos'-related food: "NEW YORK -- The television network HBO is producing comedies, dramas, movies ... and marinara sauce." comment [] 1:18:59 PM | permalink

TIPS: Truth stranger than fiction Dave Lindorff signed up as a volunteer for the new spy-on-your-neighbor anti-terrorist brigade -- but when he tried to call in a tip, he found that the government is routing such calls through Fox's "America's Most Wanted" TV program. No joke. Read all about it in Salon Premium. Is the War on Terrorism really just a proxy for the War for Ratings? [Scott Rosenberg's Links & Comment] comment [] 12:49:16 PM | permalink

a.beam is so grateful: "HE'S NOT DEAD YET, JIM! Many thanks to Treacher and Layne for resurrecting my fevered adolescent fantasies!" Montreal cop cleared of charges, shock of shocks. Response to 'Copy Fighting' by REID STOTT And here we come to The Split. If you want to roll back DMCA or other provisions considered or approved since the Digital Revolution took hold, that's one thing. But to roll back the Congressional Copyright Act of 1976, and the U.S. Constitution itself, is the equivalent of trimming an overgrown bush by digging up the roots. via: The American Times comment [] 12:31:53 PM | permalink

No Longer Hypothetical Okay, based upon another brilliant brain bolt from Matt Welch, we are working with a very open-minded representative of the RIAA to set up a live online interview with an official of the organization to coincide with the launch of Blogcritics.com. There are many issues to resolve, not the least of which is that the RIAA has several crucial policies for which the organization hasn't come to a collective decision. There are matters of time, availability, and logistics to be resolved, and it is possible we won't be able to work these out in time for the launch. BUT, our contact is very enthusiastic about the idea of meeting a collective of passionate music consumer/thinkers head on in an effort for each to understand the other a little better: an understanding that is cloudy at best right now. In an effort to facilitate this online event, we are going to provide the RIAA representative with a list of questions on our collective mind. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO QUERY THE RIAA. As begun below, PLEASE FORMULATE YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE RIAA, AS SPECIFICALLY AS POSSIBLE, and write them in the comments section here, make a post on your site as Jim Schwab has done here, or send to me in an email. Please help spread the word about this - we would like the entire blogosphere represented in these questions. Thanks. If you are new to Blogcritics.com, please see this post for basic information. Suggestion: Visit Tres Producers main page, use the "find option" of your browser since archives do not work at Blogspot.  (my domain "Tenorman.net" isn't forwarding to my Salon Blog so life is not "perfecto" for me "non plus". comment [] 11:50:20 AM | permalink