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YouTube copyright win. For now.
Well, that’s an interesting turn. Looks like the judge has confirmed the rule as: Go ahead, infringe somebody else’s copyright (or provide a platform for doing so), then stop doing it as soon as the aggrieved rights-holder demands you ‘take it down’ and … ‘sweet, bro!’. Hmm, I don’t think I like that. The role […]
Take no prisoners
The canonization (OK, not really. He’s not dead!) of Jon Stewart — America’s most trusted newscaster — continues. I rate Stewart very highly indeed, which should go without saying, but hey, let me say it. His recent whack at Pres. Barack Obama’s underwhelming primetime televised oval office speech about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill sparked an […]
Oops. Another unpleasant surprise …
The latest in my occasional series ‘Unexpected things that can go wrong with your business or investment…’ Previous episodes: Your ‘clients’ may take legal action against you, en masse, causing your ‘enterprise’ to fold with an AUD $5.5 m loss and significant loss of your own reputation. Google may change their page ranking system to […]
‘Friends’ and enemies …
This looks like it could be a good movie. We’ve discussed Mark Zuckerberg‘s [alleged] personality issues before, and the ‘inside story’ on the [alleged] treachery and deceit at the core of the Facebook extravaganza has, as they say, all the elements of a ripping yarn — sort of a Raymond-Chandler-meets-Bill-Gates thriller. (Bill Gates has skeletons […]
Refreshingly good advice from a former jailbird
It must be the season for straight talking (see earlier post today) … Disgraced businessman Hawkins gives jail tips Rob Stock | Sunday Star Times Disgraced businessmen in the courts on criminal charges have been phoning the country’s highest profile former white-collar prisoner for advice on how to survive life behind bars. Allan Hawkins, who […]
More ‘straight talking’ … but is that what it is?
America: the land of free speech. And ad hominem political attacks. Watch this campaign ad (below the fold to stop the YouTube script slowing this page load), and count the bald, slanderous, (defamatory?) statements. Pretty robust stuff. I wouldn’t dream of saying things like that unless I had evidence (even nailed-tight proof) for the statements. […]
Why are the get-rich-quick boys in such a HURRY?
Tim Burrowes, writing this week over at Aussie marketing/media website mUmBRELLA expressed this thought common to journalists everywhere: The substance behind the Photon gossip by Tim Burrowes June 17th, 2010 One of the perks – and frustrations – of being a journalist is that you often get to hear interesting gossip. Perk because it’s nice […]
My review of a recent Empower Education event
OK, if you don’t know I run Empower Education, that’s understandable. I don’t make a fuss about it here. (Separation of Church and State?) But if you’re interested, here’s a review of a recent event Post-Budget Special Briefing and Property Q&A where three of my authors — Olly Newland, Mark Withers and Tony Steindle — shared […]
For real?
Geography NOT a strong suit at WGNTV … (via Huffington Post.)
Bloomberg calls Fox News on its uppityness
Remember Helen Thomas ‘retired’ after her ‘Jews should go home (to Poland and Germany) comments? Now the argy-bargy about which news organisation should get her front-row seat at the White House media briefing room is getting interesting. Fox News (bleurgh) thinks they should because they gracefully conceded CNN should get one in 2007. They’ve dissed […]
These film guys have got a point
Reuters reported yesterday that film studio Summit Entertainment, which produces the “Twilight” film franchise, is suing a retailer that’s selling copies of a jacket worn by actor Kristen Stewart who plays heroine Bella Swan in the movies. The studio filed a lawsuit against women’s fashion designer BB Dakota on Friday for copyright and trademark infringement. […]
Pop, pure and simple …
I like this… Bang Bang Bang by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl featuring Q-Tip and MNDR (Amanda Warner) … and I like how it’s being marketed. Very cool. Very synergistic. (Smell the budget, too.)
Misleading and deceptive
In an previous post OK, so it’s not a hopeless quest … I celebrated action being taken by the Commerce Commission against an outfit that, it seemed to me, was dubious in its operation. This evening I read the news that the Securities Commission has taken the novel step of banning a financial advisor — […]
First signs of Spring?
I noticed this in Howick this morning … first signs of Spring?
