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One of my favorite feeds is the NYT Obits. Yesterday’s crop included that of Elizabeth Kals Reilley, librarian, scholar, and collector of horticulture. Read this and tell me her legacy isn… more →

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Licensing: a One Stop Shop — 1 comment

dadamsesq wrote 2 months ago: If you have ever tried to get a license to use a Public Enemy song in a movie or TV show, you will k … more →

Tags: copyrights, Music Licensing, Licensing, licensing stores, Sir Groovy, transcription license, synchronizaton license, sync license, master use license

Sounding off archivally at the British Library

David wrote 3 months ago: The British Library has launched an online archives of 28,000 sound recordings (2,000 hours) that da … more →

Tags: Archives and Libraries, Digital Libraries and Collections, History Findings, oral history

JNN052 C Reider - Steam Inspector — 1 comment

justnotnormal wrote 3 months ago: Archive.org page Sonicsquirrel page C Reider, the man behind Vuzh and the man behind the ‘Elec … more →

Tags: New Release, Improv, Experimental, Free releases, just not normal, Creative Commons, drummachines, analog sounds, C Reider

Documenting Life in the Ghettos — 1 comment

PA Photocall wrote 5 months ago: There’s a fantastic website www.theplaceswelive.com showcasing photographer Norwegian Jonas Be … more →

Tags: Picture Editor Opinion, Photography, Press Association, Press photography, headshots, Photographer, photographic agency, Picture Editor, picture desk

London Sound Survey — 1 comment

cityofstrangers wrote 6 months ago: My friend Ian has a new site: London Sound Survey Ian spent a year or so walking all around London … more →

Tags: Heygate Estate, Elephant and Castle, London, Elephant and Castle Mall, London Sound Survey

A Possible Legal Basis for Rights Arising from Text-to-Speech

droitblog wrote 7 months ago: Recent reports that e-book-reader vendors have disabled text-to-speech (TTS) audio functions in thei … more →

Tags: eBooks, text to speech, TTS, Copyright

'stories of Queer Africa'

Sean wrote 8 months ago: None on Record: Stories of Queer Africa is a sound documentary project that collects the stories of … more →

Tags: Not just about Africa, media, radio, Sexuality, Documentary, Stories of Queer Africa, gay and lesbians in Africa

Open Rights Group Campaign on Copyright

RFM wrote 11 months ago: Via BoingBoing comes this excellent YouTube video, which rebuts the case made by European media prod … more →

Tags: Media Studies, Education, Popular Music, Music, Copyright, Music Industry, Institutions, copyfight

Can you hear me now?

Carleton Place Public Library wrote 1 year ago: Thomas Edison has always been considered the first to record sound, but just recently, a much earlie … more →

Tags: Books, History, Thomas Edison