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Partying like its 2008, 1999, 1987, 1929, 1873

in a way all this is a relief.
in a way, this is a way for change.
the change that is an inevitable reaction to the failing of the international market created by the globalization of the last two decades may or may not be good for our ilk.
those who follow the these of illogical post operationalization.
perhaps, […]

Youtube Poop, Dada, & Noise Music: Discuss


physical resistance in digital culture

so ive been hearing a lot lately about the end of the internet as we know it.
in this desolate post-internet world of 2012, will the people truly sit back and let much of the functionality of the most important communications device conceived be taken away from them so easily?
considering recent attacks on prominent internet companies, […]

Participatory Culture, or, the Cultural Logic of Prosumer Capitalism

If modernism begins from a criticism of tradition, and postmodernism begins from the tearing of cultural fragments (memes) from their foundations to be used in new, playful, and sometimes ironic contexts (remixing), then what comes next and how does it begin?
(sidenote: If one wants a simple way to understand modernism and postmodernism, one needs only […]

Hugs, Thugs, Googlebomb

RIAA

What if this is how Equilibrium (the movie) starts?

What if we appear to initially win the War on Piracy and The Man gets frustrated about not being able to control intellectual property and just bans art altogether?

The War on Piracy: From Cold to Hot

“We need, across the board, to move IP enforcement up the agenda of the federal government,” [NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker] said.To that end, the [U.S.] Chamber [of Commerce] is pushing for the creation of a new White House post called “chief intellectual property enforcement officer,” increased spending for border and law enforcement, and stepped-up […]

Piracy and the Lyre Bird


the .torrent is now merely a .trickle


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