17 August 2011
by Mark
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One of the limitations of Twitter is that it’s hard to tweet a URL without exceeding the 140 character limit. A result of that has been the growth in URL shorteners, such as bit.ly, is.gd, ow.ly and so on. Last … Continue reading
14 August 2011
by Mark
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I’ve deliberately avoided commenting on the riots so far because, well, there isn’t really anything I can say that hasn’t already been said. So this isn’t so much a comment as a vaguely linked set of observations. But there are … Continue reading
13 August 2011
by Mark
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I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of WhatDoTheyKnow.com, the mySociety website which makes it easy for anyone to submit a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to any organisation which is obliged to respond to them. One thing it … Continue reading
11 August 2011
by Mark
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This just seemed rather apposite to me. The middle section (“This blessed plot”, etc) is very well known, but in context it has a very different meaning. Methinks I am a prophet new inspir’d, And thus, expiring, do foretell of … Continue reading
6 August 2011
by Mark
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Today, 6th August 2011, is the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web (not the Internet, as has wrongly been reported by far too many media sources already, but that’s another story). The first public website went live on this … Continue reading
5 August 2011
by Mark
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According to figures released by the PRS, revenue earned by the mainstream commercial music industry in the UK declined by 4.8% in 2010, as compared to the previous year (full report available as a pdf here). Despite the fact that … Continue reading
3 August 2011
by Mark
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I don’t normally go in for the Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells approach, but the answer to this Freedom of Information request very nearly had me heading into Daily Mail territory with my reaction. The question asked was fairly simple: The … Continue reading
30 July 2011
by Mark
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Following my article yesterday on the legacy of Labour’s approach to copyright, Ed Vaizey was kind enough to compliment it via Twitter: @MarkGoodge Another useful post. My position simple. Balance between enforcement and rights holders adapting to new environment I … Continue reading
29 July 2011
by Mark
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In yesterday’s “Open letter to Ed Vaizey” post I made the point that much of what is bad about our current Intellectual Property regime stems from the previous Labour regime’s willingness to let themselves be to the media industry’s tool … Continue reading
28 July 2011
by Mark
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Ed Vaizey, the Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, has been engaged in a Twitter debate all evening about today’s decision by the High Court in favour of the movie industries in their attempt to force BT (and, … Continue reading