You might remember i got kicked out of a MAFIAA hearing in Mexico just for tweeting about a secret copyright trade agreement called ACTA. Boing Boing and TechDirt have fun details about it.

Lots of people have been involved in the fight against this insane legal weapon designed behind closed doors to protect the 1%. Unfortunately the United States and 7 other countries already sign it. México has pulled out for the moment and Europe still could do something to smash ACTA, once and for all.

Our friends at La Quadrature du Net in France released an awesome video that already have more than 500K views on the tube. You may share it, copy it and remix it.

Got it? Do something. Internet is for the 99%.

More at http://lqdn.fr/acta.

You might remember i got kicked out of a MAFIAA hearing in Mexico just for tweeting about a secret copyright trade agreement called ACTA. Boing Boing and TechDirt have fun details about it. Lots of people have been involved in the fight against this insane legal weapon designed behind closed doors to protect the 1%. Unfortunately the United States and 7 other countries already sign it. México has pulled out for the moment and Europe still could do something to smash ACTA, once and for all. Our friends at La Quadrature du Net in France released an awesome video that already have more than 500K views on the tube. You may share it, copy it and remix it. Got it? Do something. Internet is for the 99%. More at http://lqdn.fr/acta.

(“Let the Bullets Fly is the highest grossing domestic film in China’s cinematic history.” Wikipedia)

China’s lack of restriction over copyrighted material can be exploited to help spread outlawed content to a large online audience seeking entertainment. Youku and toudo.com are mainland China’s largest online video providers *, and are fertile soil for planting seeds of democracy in the cracks of copyright violation.

How To:

1) Download movies popular in China. Make sure they are in Mandarin, or with Chinese subtitles. If searching on Youku or Tudou, search for the Chinese title of the movie (rather than the English equivalent) and then download the video (Download Helper is a good tool). English Wikipedia entries will often include the Chinese characters of Chinese movies, people and events.

2) Download videos of issues outlawed in mainland China. A good place to find this kind of content in Mandarin is on Taiwanese news websites or on youtube by searching for a topic in Chinese (e.g., 茉莉花革命 = “jasmine revolution”).

3) Edit clips from step #2 into the clip from step #1. Keep the added content short and sporadic enough that they don’t draw too much attention away from the main attraction. I’ve been inserting about 30 seconds of political content for every 30 minutes of entertainment.

4) Upload the finished product to youku.com, toudo.com or others. Remember that all text should be in Chinese. It may be helpful to copy and paste text from existing uploads of the same the movie. Chinese video sites are more likely to remove a video for political content rather than copyright violations, so once the movie is uploaded don’t draw attention to it by linking to it.

Notes on uploading videos: To upload a video, you will need to create an account on the video hosting website. The steps are identical to all other websites (you supply an email, password and captcha code). Google translate is useful for figuring things out. Once logged in, most sites have upload arrows in the upper right-hand corner. You can upload up to 200 mb online and up to 10 gb if you download a site’s uploader application. This process seems to run smoother on Windows machines.

Example clips:

("Let the Bullets Fly is the highest grossing domestic film in China's cinematic history." Wikipedia) China's lack of restriction over copyrighted material can be exploited to help spread outlawed content to a large online audience seeking entertainment. Youku and toudo.com are mainland China's largest online video providers *, and are fertile soil for planting seeds of democracy in the cracks of copyright violation. How To: 1) Download movies popular in China. Make sure they are in Mandarin, or with Chinese subtitles. If searching on Youku or Tudou, search for the Chinese title of the movie (rather than the English equivalent) and then download the video (Download Helper is a good tool). English Wikipedia entries will often include the Chinese characters of Chinese movies, people and events. 2) Download videos of issues outlawed in mainland China. A good place to find this kind of content in Mandarin is on Taiwanese news websites or on youtube by searching for a topic in Chinese (e.g., 茉莉花革命 = "jasmine revolution"). 3) Edit clips from step #2 into the clip from step #1. Keep the added content short and sporadic enough that they don't draw too much attention away from the main attraction. I've been inserting about 30 seconds of political content for every 30 minutes of entertainment. 4) Upload the finished product to youku.com, toudo.com or others. Remember that all text should be in Chinese. It may be helpful to copy and paste text from existing uploads of the same the movie. Chinese video sites are more likely to remove a video for political content rather than copyright violations, so once the movie is uploaded don't draw attention to it by linking to it. Notes on uploading videos: To upload a video, you will need to create an account on the video hosting website. The steps are identical to all other websites (you supply an email, password and captcha code). Google translate is useful for figuring things out. Once logged in, most sites have upload arrows in the upper right-hand corner. You can upload up to 200 mb online and up to 10 gb if you download a site's uploader application. This process seems to run smoother on Windows machines. Example clips:

All of the fun of the ongoing intellectual property debate now packaged in convenient glove form.

Make your own today!

All of the fun of the ongoing intellectual property debate now packaged in convenient glove form. Make your own today!

KANCEPT:Geraldine Juárez and Oliver Farshi KODE: Oliver Farshi

MINIMAL BLING IS AN ALBUM CREATED BY DESTROYING OUR FAVORITE KANYE TRACKS, USING Iredux -A SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY OLIVER FARSHI.

DOWNLOAD MINIMAL BLING
.zip 22.4MB
DOWNLOAD TORRENT FROM *S0M4L14

THE iRedux SOFTWARE DESTROYS ANY MUSIC FILE, STRIPS IT OF COPYRIGHT AND GENERATES A PIECE OF ORIGINAL AMBIENT MUSIC THAT YOU REALLY OWN. WITH THE PREVIOUS COPYRIGHT WIPED, THE NEW FILE IS LIBERATED FOR YOU TO USE, REMIX AND SHARE.

Iredux IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICATION AND SOURCE CODE, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO START DESTROYING COPYRIGHT AND CREATING ORIGINAL CONTENT, VERY SOON.

destroy|redux|create

KANCEPT:Geraldine Juárez and Oliver Farshi KODE: Oliver Farshi MINIMAL BLING IS AN ALBUM CREATED BY DESTROYING OUR FAVORITE KANYE TRACKS, USING Iredux -A SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY OLIVER FARSHI. DOWNLOAD MINIMAL BLING .zip 22.4MB DOWNLOAD TORRENT FROM *S0M4L14 THE iRedux SOFTWARE DESTROYS ANY MUSIC FILE, STRIPS IT OF COPYRIGHT AND GENERATES A PIECE OF ORIGINAL AMBIENT MUSIC THAT YOU REALLY OWN. WITH THE PREVIOUS COPYRIGHT WIPED, THE NEW FILE IS LIBERATED FOR YOU TO USE, REMIX AND SHARE. Iredux IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICATION AND SOURCE CODE, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO START DESTROYING COPYRIGHT AND CREATING ORIGINAL CONTENT, VERY SOON. destroy|redux|create

Kopyfamo’adds the most valuable copyright watermarks to your content for free. Just upload your image and adorn it with one of four prestigious watermarks to give them instant credibility.

Kopyfamo’ integrates fully with Fuck Flickr!. Check our Kopyfamo’ action gallery today!

Kopifamo’: free copyright for the masses.

Kopyfamo'adds the most valuable copyright watermarks to your content for free. Just upload your image and adorn it with one of four prestigious watermarks to give them instant credibility. Kopyfamo' integrates fully with Fuck Flickr!. Check our Kopyfamo' action gallery today! Kopifamo': free copyright for the masses.

Wear these super resistance tools around your neck to receive extra-protection from surveillance, power, copyright and greed.

(*For best results, wear it till it breaks to release their super special powers)

Pretend faith and tame the enemy!

Super resistance tools on view @ the group show: Signals from the South.
MUU Gallery, Helsinki.
March 13th-April 5th.

Wear these super resistance tools around your neck to receive extra-protection from surveillance, power, copyright and greed. (*For best results, wear it till it breaks to release their super special powers) Pretend faith and tame the enemy! Super resistance tools on view @ the group show: Signals from the South. MUU Gallery, Helsinki. March 13th-April 5th.

 
 
Beta of the 36 M@fia player – almost 700 songs of 36 M@fia goodness.
Interface is simple as pie.

- Like a track? Download it!

- Don’t like it? Skip it!

The ultimate goal is to compile the ultimate 36 M@fia mix – so the final version will have a database and all that good stuff.

But for now download the ones you like and post your favorite ten tracks in the comments.

36 M@fia 24 7 Player

    Beta of the

Personally, as an artiste, I know my work isn’t finished until 1) my mom calls to tell me how disappointed she is in me or 2) I get a cease & desist letter for copyright infringement. So, what does it mean if you get a C&D from iconoclast street artist Shepard Fairey for your parody of his senescent work. Well, for Baxter Orr, it means you can def clock out for the day my brother and celebrate a job well done. And for Shepard, i think it means you’re basically finished too.


Update: For a photo of the print that launched as many as one C&D click here.


* via Bucky at Animal New York
* Mark Vallen on why Shepard Fairey is himself a plagarist
* Learn how to reply to legal threats from the masters

Personally, as an artiste, I know my work isn't finished until 1) my mom calls to tell me how disappointed she is in me or 2) I get a cease & desist letter for copyright infringement. So, what does it mean if you get a C&D from iconoclast street artist Shepard Fairey for your parody of his senescent work. Well, for Baxter Orr, it means you can def clock out for the day my brother and celebrate a job well done. And for Shepard, i think it means you're basically finished too. Update: For a photo of the print that launched as many as one C&D click here. * via Bucky at Animal New York * Mark Vallen on why Shepard Fairey is himself a plagarist * Learn how to reply to legal threats from the masters