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Social Media Delivers Patrons to Today’s Artists and Writers

I was always fascinated by the fact that thinkers, inventors and artists like DaVinci had patrons, someone to pay the bills and worry about the little, annoying and boring details while the artist was free to dream, create and innovate. … Continue reading

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Easy Access Doesn’t Make Copyright Infringement OK

In June, a Minneapolis jury awarded $1.92 million in a case of willful copyright infringement for 24 songs.  The defendant in the case was 32 years old. Late last week a jury decided that a 25 year old Boston University … Continue reading

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Do consumers have a virtual problem?

The rise of the iPod and the Kindle are forever changing how we consume music, books and media in general. Here’s my question… Do consumer have a virtual problem? Just a few years ago you could show someone your music, … Continue reading

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