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Duplicate Content And The Problogger Group Writing Project

May 10, 2007 By Graham English

I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't mention the SEO consequences of duplicating the entire list from Darren Rowse's Group Writing Project. It's never a good idea to duplicate someone else's content on your own blog. You now have duplicate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: AdSense, best practices, Blogging, copyright, creating content, duplicate content, Google, SEO, supplemental index, tips

Applying The 80-20 Rule To Your Songwriting

March 22, 2007 By Graham English

I'm finding more and more that what stops songwriters from finishing songs isn't a lack of good ideas but a misdirection of songwriting focus. Based on the comments I receive, musicians are spending more time on tasks that do little to move the song … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: 80/20 rule, copyright, deliberate practice, GTD, lyric writing, melody, Songwriting, songwriting process, songwriting tips, time-management, writing lyrics

Ultimate-Guitar.com: The Last Stand

August 19, 2006 By Graham English

The time has come for Ultimate-Guitar.Com to get an MPA letter. Surely, that was not something good, but the request to remove all tabs in 10 days. What does it mean? Nothing. We are legal. We are not going to shut down the website. Let's give our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: copyright, guitar, guitar tablature, guitar tabs, Law, tablature, tabs

Integral Copyright

March 25, 2006 By Graham English

Copyright (from Wikipedia): It appears publishers, rather than authors, were the first to seek restrictions on copying printed works. Given that publishers now obtain the copyright from the authors as a condition of mass reproduction of a work, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prose Tagged With: AQAL, copyright, Creative Commons, Integral, Integral Copyright, Integral glossary, P2P

Lawrence Lessig On Indie Fairness

March 25, 2006 By Graham English

Lawrence Lessig professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of its Center for Internet and Society. He's leading the conversation about the challenges of intellectual property and copyright in the digital age. From his blog: The band Beatnik … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: copyright, Creative Commons, digital-age, intellectual property, Larry Lessig, Lawrence Lessig, Napster

Creative Commons Victory

March 20, 2006 By Graham English

I was talking to my roommate about starting a blog yesterday and the subject of copyright came up. I told him about the Creative Commons license. As a serendipitous example of morphogenetic fields, these posts showed up in my newsreader: A CC First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prose Tagged With: blogs, copyright, Creative Commons, intellectual property, morphogenetic grooves

Copyright Rant

January 22, 2006 By Graham English

Great Copyright rant from The Head Lemur: Protecting stuff comes from fear. Believing that someone is out to take it, raises the question of what led you to the conclusion that whatever it is has such a potential for destroying your way of life? And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Prose Tagged With: abundance, Art, copyright, fear

Lessig: Is Google Print Fair Use?

January 22, 2006 By Graham English

Lessig: Is Google Print Fair Use?: Larry Lessig has posted a video of a presentation on whether Google Book Search (AKA Google Print) is protected by Fair Use. His conclusion: Yup. But how he gets there is fascinating and informative. Why wouldn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: copyright, DRM, Google, Larry Lessig, Lawrence Lessig

Rock and Roll is Here to Pay

December 9, 2005 By Graham English

The average consumer is not motivated by arguments about copyright infringement, nor should they be... Copyright has never been simply an exclusive contract to exploit the fruits of one's creativity, but rather a balancing act, weighing the legal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: copyright, intellectual property, major labels

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