“In a draft code published today by [OFCOM], internet service providers would be required to send letters to customers informing them when their account has been connected with reports of suspected online copyright infringement.” Any customer who receives three such letters risks having his/her information turned over to copyright holders for possible legal action.
Tag: 06.26.12
Comedian Louis C.K. Decides To Ticket His Own Shows
“On Monday, he announced that he would not use a ticketing service for his new tour and instead charge $45 for every ticket, with no added fees, through his own Web site, louisck.net.”
Richard Florida On How The Creative Class Weathers The Recession
“What I would call the super-creative core, they’re very adept at mixing income. It doesn’t mean they don’t struggle, of course they do, but compared to trauma of a blue-collar worker in Detroit or a construction worker in Phoenix, they’ve been able to mix and match [freelance] income and to somehow survive.”
Obsidian Theatre Dominates Toronto Theatre Awards
“Canada’s leading black theatre company was the big winner in both the play and musical theatre categories with a pair of co-productions of challenging contemporary American works.”
Demand For Paper Shrinking As E-Books Catch On
“Mass market paperback books appear to be the segment that has been most affected by this trend thus far, but the effects are likely to accelerate in the coming years as the penetration rate of e-readers continues to rise.”
Trending: #badwritingtips Brings Out The Writers On Twitter
“Some of the advice offered was practical in alerting first-time writers to the more obvious pitfalls to avoid in the use of plot, narrator, language and so forth. Even if it was dripping with the high levels of sarcasm one associates with a) writers, b) people on Twitter and especially c) writers on Twitter.”
Brazil Offers Prisoners Reduced Sentences For Every Book They Read
“Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded federal penitentiary system a new way to shorten their sentences: a reduction of four days for every book they read.”
122 Countries Sign On To International Intellectual Property Agreement
“The treaty, the result of years of negotiations, will provide a legal framework to protect and strengthen actors’ rights to their work. It will potentially allow actors to share in revenue generated internationally by their work and grants them the moral right to prevent the distortion or lack of attribution of their performances.”
Aung San Suu Kyi Signs On To Leeds Piano Competition
“The inspirational Burmese opposition leader has accepted the position of honorary ambassador for the Leeds International Piano Competition which take place in August and September. A piano was one of the symbols of her lonely fight against political oppression.”
Ancient Greek Road Discovered During Subway Excavation
“The Roman road was about 1,800 years old, while remains of an older road built by the ancient Greeks 500 years earlier were found underneath it.”