I recently came across several online petitions asking from Youtube to stop deleting copyrighted material such like music videos, movies, and other shows. It is well knows that youtube follows a very strict policy regarding copyrights. At 2006 BBC has reported that “Its policy is to take down copyrighted material when it is alerted by the owners, but it has been criticised for not being vigilant enough. It has also developed technology that will allow it to block copyrighted videos” (Day accessed 27/2/2010). Indeed Youtube removes thousands of videos per day displaying a message “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim” after the deletion.
I would like to outline some of the reasons I disagree with that policy as I believe it is nonsense and it does not help anybody. Continue reading »
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A few months ago we found out about the Venus Project which indeed is something unique. I am sure a lot of people have been informed about it, some maybe not. The Venus project is an organization with main goals the change of the social and political establishment to a new, higher life-system which is based on the most important human ideal, freedom and social development based on the positive endeavours of technology.
The Venus Project (V.P.) first identifies the root of the problem: money is used to control the behavior and life of those with limited purchasing power. The Earth is being plundered for profit. The humans could have access to everything thanks to the technology and if that could be used in a positive way, there can be massive changes to the whole human society. Using technology, for example, people can travel easily and quickly thanks to magnet trains that can be constructed. How about traveling in 3 hours from London to Beijing with a speed of 3.000 km/ h? No fuel, no gas, more eco-friendly houses while using technology we could have almost everything without spending massive working hours doing something that does not make us happy. For example, no one would have to work in the factories, the machines would do almost everything while work could be a free choice and not a demand for survival. For further information watch the 2 hour video further down.
Posted: 23 June 2009. Continue reading »
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Copyright has always been an important issue that some musicians and other artists ignore. More or less everybody knows what the copyright is but a brief investigation is necessary.
It is a procedure that gives to the creator of the intellectual property the exclusive right of his/her work for a specific time which lasts between 50 and 100 years (depending on the country?s legislation) after the creator?s death, after which period the work enters into the public domain (adaption). The copyright also gives to the creator the right to permit or prevent the use of that work by others. Therefore the creator is secured and no one else without permission can use the work.
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Florence: A city renowned for its baroque architecture, medieval alleys and brilliant atmosphere, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities in Italy (if not the whole Europe). The city of Renaissance with a very unique and original identity; in fact it was a pioneer. Many other European cities have been influenced by Florence and its cultural heredity is very rich. Famous residents were Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo Buonaroti, Galileo Galilei, Sandro Botticelli, the modern fashion designers Roberto Cavalli, Guccio Gucci and the list goes on.
As far as music in concerned, it is well known that the achievements of Florence are mainly focused in classical music (it was home of the Florentine Camerata which experimented with the first operas in the 16th century, Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the pianoforte in 1711), what is more interesting, however, is the least famous music profile of Florence, its folk, jazz and modern music that lives and thrives under the skin of the city.
Posted: 22 March 2009. Continue reading »
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