AFL-CIO weighs in on broadcast royalties
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009The AFL-CIO has come out in favour of the Performance Rights Act, which would introduce performance royalty fees for broadcasters in the United States.
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The AFL-CIO has come out in favour of the Performance Rights Act, which would introduce performance royalty fees for broadcasters in the United States.
The trouble with virtual economies on Facebook
Friday, November 20th, 2009There's been a spate of interesting articles in the past few days, about scams operated by and through Farmville (and similar applications), and now Facebook clamping down on groups that 'sell' fans to those wishing to increase their numbers.
Audio from GEO events
Friday, November 20th, 2009Joe Feria-Galicia has done awesome coverage of the recent GEO events, and he has created an MP3 with his raw audio:MP3
GEO strikes – and seeks help from YOU!
Sunday, November 15th, 2009My old grad union (still feels funny to frame it that way) is going on strike in the morning, after they failed to reach agreement with the University of Illinois. The sticking point in the end turned out to be tuition waivers - the University wanted the right to remove ...
US healthcare debate trundles on
Sunday, November 1st, 2009My ICR colleague Andrew Kennis has a fairly comprehensive overview of the US healthcare situation at Al Jazeera.net, drawing in part on an interview with Wendell Potter, but with far more facts and figures, from a range of sources, drawn together. A good primer for those who've been out of ...
Interesting statistics on station numbers in the US
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009From RadioWorld: "There are a total of 30,473 licensed U.S. broadcast stations. That’s as of June 30, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Of that total, 14,355 are radio stations, breaking down as 4,789 AMs, 6,460 FM commercial and 3,106 FM non-commercial. Another 858 LPFMs are counted separately."
It’s like they’re not really in government
Sunday, September 20th, 2009The Green Party urge changes to NAMA legislation.
Better than the dump truck metaphor
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009"The Internet is not a credit card company." From one of the grandmothers annoyed at AT&T for trying to get one over on them, and assuming they're naive and vulnerable.
Public ownership for public institutions – ending religious control of schools and hospitals.
Monday, June 15th, 2009"The great motto of Mother Mary Aikenhead, who founded the Sisters of Charity, was 'give to the poor what the rich could buy with money.' What better way to live up to this mission, and to make recompense for the wrongs done to children, than to stop taking from the ...
What’s wrong with the academy – and how do we fix it?
Monday, April 27th, 2009I've been watching many of my friends post links to Mark Taylor's piece in today's NYT, where he identifies problems with the structure of the academy and proposes some solutions. I find the piece terribly problematic. "Expand the range of professional options for graduate students" he says - but offers no ...
