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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The IFPI Finds Jazz Note
A post of mine was spiked by Blogger (a reasonable action on their part) at the request of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. I have no idea whether to expect further action. As best I can tell, it was a post on some of Trane's European concerts. This makes no sense to me, but there you have it. The note from blogger follows:
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Ken, Well at least you know someone out there is reading your posts! I know that is a backhanded compliment, but I often wonder if what I write is ever graced by eyes other than my own. JJ
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess this post is proof my liberal mind first seeks the gutter.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read it, I thought it said the "Pornographic" industry. Not only was I stunned to learn of such an organization, I thought the title of the post it objected to proved the difficulty pornographers have with spelling (or their innovative approach to it).
Frankly, at this point, I have about as much esteem for the recording industry as the porn industry. Keep up the good work!
Jim: you are dead spot on with that comment! If I saw my face on a post office wall, I'd chalk it down as free publicity. Thanks for reading.
ReplyDeleteTim: Thanks very much for your comment. It cheered me up. If the International Federation of the Pornographic Industry makes a copyright complaint against this blog, I will have to reconsider my purple prose.
A very interesting development. The IFPA shut down a friend of mine's mp3 blog a couple of years ago. In your case, they just objected to one particular post, and Blogger removed it. They really didn't seem too threatening about the rest of your blog. And who is the Chillingeffect.org? I think it says that they will repost the 'offending' blog entry, perhaps in protest. Chilling Effect seems to be aligned with EFF. A great organization that protects on-line rights.
ReplyDeleteI await to hear your take on these development, and whether you will continue your wonderful Jazz Note SDP.
Ken
Oops. Misread the paragraph on ChillingEffects.org. I guess they are posting the violation in their database of cease and desist orders (not the original post).
ReplyDeleteWell, what Blogger sent you didn't seem to be a Cease and Desist, but I guess you have to think hard about your blog in its current format. For what its worth, as I said in another comment, it seems like RIAA and IFPI are going after the hosting providers rather than the content authors, and expecting those providers like Google/Blogger to police their users. At least Blogger, I think, will more likely give a slap on the wrist, rather than the Recording industry's heavy handed hammer (lawsuit) approach of the past.
Ken:
ReplyDeleteYour comment about my blog means a lot to me, coming from you. I ain't bailin' out just yet. The threat seems to be that any post of mine that draws a complaint will be removed without warning. Worse, Blogger might cancel my account if it happens often enough. Those are no small potatoes, but they are manageable problems.
I will probably begin removing the links to music downloads after they have been up for a while. Maybe a month or so is the right amount of time. The post they spiked had been up for quite a while.
Anyway, thanks to all for the concern. Jazz is worth taking some risks.