Tag Archives: copyright

Italy Passes Law Allowing P2P Music?

Posted on Wednesday, 02/06/08 by Balint

The Italian parliament passed a new copyright law in both houses that would allow citizens to share noncommercial and degraded music over the internet freely. That’s going to hurt – but some say it happened totally unknowingly – we’ll see … Continue reading →

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Tension = Sales

Posted on Thursday, 01/31/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Stanley Zappa makes an interesting point: (…) I had occasion to speak with my friend Mark on the telephone. We talked about this and that. “Tension equals sales” said Mark. “It sounds like Gail took marketing 101” Tension equals sales. … Continue reading →

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El Copyright Del Mundo Invisible

Posted on Wednesday, 01/30/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Maroual writes in with the following question: Could the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation send a C&D letter? … and refers to this post he made on the Zäppî forums: The Zappa Wazoo liner notes mention “Cover Art ‘Mundo Invisible’ (oil on … Continue reading →

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So Dangerous to Society at Large

Posted on Thursday, 01/24/08 by urbangraffito

This is URBANGRAFFITO . . . it is my responsibility to research all the laws that haven’t been passed yet. It is also my responsibility to alert each and every one of you to the potential consequences of various ordinary … Continue reading →

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Status Back Baby

Posted on Wednesday, 01/16/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

If you haven’t already, we still urge you to sign the petition regarding the ZFT’s recent “Aggressive Actions”. 1208 signatures at this time of writing — not too shabby for a petition that’s been online for 4 days, but the … Continue reading →

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Petition: Aggressive Action by the ZFT

Posted on Saturday, 01/12/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

First, read it: We the undersigned petition the Zappa Family Trust (ZFT) to cease and desist from making threats of legal action against FZ tribute bands, FZ fan sites, Zappa music festivals and other related activities that are designed first … Continue reading →

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Cease & Desist: YouTube Edition

Posted on Thursday, 01/03/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in via The Idiot Bastard: guy posts little clips taken at a live ZPZ show on YouTube, receives The ZFT Treatment â„¢ we’ve all come to know so well: (…) come on, my vids of the show were … Continue reading →

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The Year Of The Freak Is Imminent

Posted on Wednesday, 12/26/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Oh yes it is. Let’s see which sites, bands and organisations have had legal action taken against them by the ZFT in recent weeks, shall we? Us here at KUR (fan site) Ugly Radio Rebellion (tribute band) Project/Object (tribute band) … Continue reading →

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A Message From United Mutations

Posted on Tuesday, 12/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Peter of United Mutations weighs in. Quick link and quote, in case the post were to be deleted (though it can’t happen there, can it?!): Come on, ZFT, isn’t it possible to make your point of view clear without sending … Continue reading →

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These Boots Were Made For Talkin’

Posted on Sunday, 12/23/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This post is about how legal, or illegal, it is to offer up a non-officially recorded and/or released live show for download. Let us examine who is likely to download one of these shows in the first place. No, let … Continue reading →

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Shit & Fan: Make A Sentence

Posted on Thursday, 12/13/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

On December 11, at 11 pm Belgian time, we were sent an email from the Berger Kahn Law Corporation, carbon copied to one Gail Zappa. The subject line read: Cease and Desist Infringements Re: Zappa Family Trust Attached was a … Continue reading →

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