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Subject: Janis Ian article on file-sharing


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 14:23:31 07/13/02 Sat
http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html

A great read from an artist with the right idea, at least in my opinion. Janis Ian, you can visit her at www.janisian.com.
Subject: Royalties on Used CDs?


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 06:25:54 06/15/02 Sat
http://www.sduniontribune.com/news/business/20020614-9999_1b14usedcds.html

This burns me up. This is why the record industry is evil, why people hate them. Charging royalties on sales of used CDs? What's next, them coming to your house and charging you for every time you listen to the CDs you already bought?
Subject: Lessig Copyright Editorial


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 06:13:09 05/26/02 Sun
http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=227

A great article defending Lawrence Lessig's book The Future Of The Commons, along with the link to the editorial criticizing Lessig's views. Both are good reading. Always important to remember there are many sides to any issue, although obviously this site is biased in favor of less strict copyright (not no copyright). I still think Lessig is the most "with it," but the defense editorial was a very interesting read....
Subject: MusicNet a failure? A Look At Official Online Music


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 14:43:13 05/07/02 Tue
http://www.msnbc.com/news/748564.asp?cp1=1

For an informative look into MusicNet, one of the music industry's authorized online services. Interesting points on why this service failed in its 1.0 incarnation, and some talk about 2.0 (realistically, not that much different, at least from this consumer's perspective).

peace!!
Subject: Yet another return...


Author:
Synchronicity Arkive
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Date Posted: 12:12:31 04/19/02 Fri
For those of you who wondered what's been up the past few weeks... I moved recently and was without internet access for about the last 3 weeks or so. So we will once again be starting regular updates. Thanks for your patience.
Subject: Best .mp3 sound from your CDs


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 16:55:38 03/20/02 Wed
To get the best sound in .mp3 files that you rip from CD, check out this article, on the excellent MP3Newswire site. Worth a read. I've been using the method described to rip my Pink Floyd collection for portable use, it sounds great!!
Subject: Super-Size Disc


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 16:53:50 03/20/02 Wed
Check out this article for a bit of info on a new CD-style disc coming out, that lets you fit up to 5 hours of CD quality .mp3's on it. Set to come out in personal .mp3 players this May.
Subject: Morpheus - Sneaky Business Practice


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 16:51:26 03/20/02 Wed
Here's a good story about some rather shady things the company that makes the file-sharing program Morpheus does. This kind of thing seems rather prevalent sometimes in the admittedly shady world of file trading.

Click here to read about browser redirection via plugin if you've installed Morpheus software.
Subject: Future of Music article


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 11:45:12 03/16/02 Sat
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/magazine/17ONLINE.html?todaysheadlines=&pagewanted=print&position=top

NY Times article on the future of music, very good read. Free registration required, but nonetheless good article.
Subject: Ultimate Pink Floyd Synchronicities Site updating...


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 21:34:05 03/15/02 Fri
Baker B.'s Ultimate Pink Floyd Synchronicities site is undergoing some updating. Check out the latest there.
Subject: Great Copyright Editorial


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 17:49:36 03/14/02 Thu
Here's another bit in the news, this time about Disney and other content companies trying to control what you can do on your PC. This time, it's a ZDNet editorial, but definitely worth checking out.
Subject: Taking home theatre too far...


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 12:16:03 03/13/02 Wed
A Netherlands man, upset with the quality of wide-screen tv broadcasts, took a tv studio hostage. Situation ended with gunman taking his own life, no hostages injured. Read about it here.

The world's a wacky place... =)
Subject: Rep. Boucher (VA) - On Copyright


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 12:08:30 03/13/02 Wed
From reading what he's had to say on the subject, VA Rep. Rick Boucher seems to have a good grasp on the issue of copyright and control that Stanford Law prof. Lawrence Lessig writes about... how about that, a politician with a clue. Check out this article for more about Rep. Boucher.
Subject: More Copyright Commentary


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 11:56:58 03/13/02 Wed
More insightful commentary on the copyright war, this time in Salon. Check it out at http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/13/copy_protection/index.html

Lawrence Lessig contributes some insight, see below for a great article by him.
Subject: Digital Divide?


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 07:45:35 03/13/02 Wed
Two contradictory opinions on whether or not there is a digital divide:

http://news.com.com/2010-1078-858537.html
http://slashdot.org/features/02/03/08/1626223.shtml?tid=126

I have to say, it does seem like there is a divide to me, just like there's a divide between rich and poor. And they both seem to be getting wider rather than narrower, at least in my opinion. Still, interesting reading...


Subject: Copyright Protected CDs?


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 18:06:53 03/12/02 Tue
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-858385.html

AOL Time Warner is trying to come up with Copyright Protected CDs. Couple articles out there on this today, above is the ZDNet article, but also one on news.com and might be one on Wired News. Personally I'm big into ripping my CDs to .mp3, have a car CD player that takes .mp3 format tracks; it's great not to have to switch CDs on a 5 hour car drive.

Subject: Even more Lessig!


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 17:58:48 03/12/02 Tue
For folks interested in the article below about copyright issues by Lawrence Lessig, check out his home page @ Stanford, http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/. He's got some interesting stuff on there...
Subject: Star Wars Ep. 2 trailer


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 15:23:09 03/11/02 Mon
For those who care, the latest trailer for Star Wars Episode 2 is out. Click on the link to view or download it.

http://starwars.apple.com/ep2/clone_war/media/gate/ep2_clone_war_p640.mov

Personally thought Episode 1 sucked enough to put me off this one, but I'm still morbidly curious... <enjoy!!
Subject: New domain name


Author:
Synchronicity Arkive
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Date Posted: 18:59:25 03/10/02 Sun
It's here!!

The Synchronicity Arkive is now www.synchronicityarkive.com. If you've got links to the site, please try and update them to reflect the change, since I may (or may not) be moving servers at some point in the future.

Thx.
Subject: Webcasting royalties


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 07:14:22 03/10/02 Sun
May not have much impact on those of us doing synch websites, but I thought it was interesting nonetheless...

The L.A. Times has an article on the ongoing battle over webcasting licensing fees between the RIAA (boo!) and webcasters. An independent arbitration committee suggested guidelines, and both parties are fighting the compromise. The RIAA wants higher (when don't they?) and the webcasters want it lower. Companies that previously negotiated with the RIAA for webcasting fees are mostly out of business, so it seems silly that they still want to charge high rates, what with this economy and all.
Subject: What's New


Author:
Synchronicity Arkive
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Date Posted: 21:36:34 03/09/02 Sat
OK, have been doing a lot of updating to the site. Hopefully it hasn't caused anyone too much inconvenience. Here's a breakdown of what's been changed:
  • Streamlined the frames/noframes info so that I've only got 1 place to update for all of the text. That'll make updating a lot easier.
  • Added new News/Updates board (that's this one) to help streamline updates and information, plus to open it up to other people who want to share something that is more important than just a regular message board post. This also involved dumping the very bad and rarely updated news page that I used to have on the site.
  • Weeded out all dead links (I think). Pretty sure I got all of them, if you find one please let me know.
  • Updated some of the graphics and got rid of some files that I was no longer using.
  • Changed the directory structure of the site a bit. This may end up being in preparation to move servers, I'm not sure yet.
  • Restored poll to the site. Currently on the welcome page, I'm still playing with where that should go.
  • Changed interactivity section to a direct link to the message board.
I think that was it for today. Again, if people have ideas or things they'd like to see, I'm very open to feedback. I know the site has been kind of static for a long time, but hopefully it is now on the road to recovery.
Subject: Shared Fantasia site online


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 21:16:36 03/09/02 Sat
A collaborative project of the Film/Album Synchronicity Board regulars, the website for Shared Fantasia Synch is now online. Check it out, then visit either the Synchboard or the F/AS board to discuss it.
Subject: Copyright and Culture


Author:
Synchronicity Arkive
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Date Posted: 12:48:10 03/09/02 Sat
Anyone not familiar with the writings of Lawrence Lessig is definitely missing out. Lessig writes very insightful commentary on the nature of copyright and culture and the increasing control that corporations are exercising over our society. His latest article, Control and Creativity: The Future Of Ideas Is In The Balance, is quite good. Recommended reading for anyone concerned about this topic.
Subject: Websites devoted to Synchronicity List


Author:
Arkive News
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Date Posted: 11:49:27 03/09/02 Sat
Check out Dave Bytor's definitive list of websites devoted to Synchronicity @ http://home.i1.net/~bytor/lynks.html.

Way to go, Dave...
Subject: Reconstruction


Author:
Mike Johnston
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Date Posted: 09:52:33 03/09/02 Sat
The site is undergoing some design changes and feature enhancements. Hopefully this won't prove too confusing, but you may find the occassional broken link here and there. Pardon our dust, feedback is welcome in the regular message board.

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