Can You Really Make Money With Copyright?
Giuseppe Verdi couldn't prevent other people from using his song. Today it's 1000x easier to do this, but people still produce songs and still...
How Movies Borrow From Other Movies, Books or TV Shows
Most movies rely heavily on existing material. Sure, some of them are sequels or adaptations, but all of them borrow concepts, plots, visuals, references,...
John Oliver Challenges You to Speak Out for Net Neutrality Once...
The new Communications Commission wants Net Neutrality gone, even though the FCC delivered strong Net Neutrality rules just 2 years prior. So John Oliver...
Stranger Things References Movies Like Any Good Film Does
Stranger Thins feels like a deja-vu. But the Duffer Brothers, like many before them, transcend simple pastiche by borrowing and reinventing old tropes.
It draws...
The Irony of Disney Forever Owning Remixed Stuff
Wondered how awesome it would be to legally make a new Star Wars movie? Or to remix Disney's movies? Well ya can't.
Even if both...
Spotify is the Answer to Piracy – Only if it Doesn’t...
Piracy is no way preventable. But you can compete with free. All you need is reliable legal services at least as easy and comprehensive...
Music Has Always Been a Remix
Led Zeppelin were master remixers. And they're not alone. Remix is what is most produced by the entertainment industry. And that's OK. Everything is...
How Copyright Always Takes the Industry’s Side
When there's talks of actually changing copyright for the better, the industry's side is always the one that's listened to, as if the industry...
Debunking Piracy and Popular Industry Claims In 3 Minutes
Think the industry tells you the truth about piracy? Those 750.000 "lost jobs"? Those declining revenues? The "bad" Game of Thrones piracy? It's all...
Encryption 101 with John Oliver
Everything you do online is protected using encryption. And making a deliberate backdoor for the government to get in means everyone else can exploit...
