Jamendo, a Global Commons for Music

November 19, 2007

Pioneering a new business model that boosts the commons in a for profit company.

Should Colleges Serve as the RIAA’s Anti-Piracy Enforcers?

May 4, 2007

Should universities crack down on students who download music for free?

The Record Industry’s Furtive Dependence on the Commons

February 19, 2007

Hypocrisy works overtime in the record industry when it comes to remixing by hip-hop artists.

The Rise of Tecno-Brega, or How to Build Markets on Top of Social Commons

September 18, 2006

Hot new sounds of Tecno-Brega operate entirely outside the established recording industry.

Does Creativity Emerge from the Commons or the Market?

August 30, 2006

Tomorrow's guitar heroes may be stymied by music publishers.

Big Media’s Ambivalence about Commons-based Creativity

August 8, 2006

To mash-up or not mash-up? Big media's ambivalence about commons-based creativity.

Talent & The Commons

July 11, 2006

A vexing question for those who claim that "information wants to be free." How do artists, writers, reporters, and researchers get paid so they can keep giving us what we want?

Apple Corps v. Apple Computer

March 31, 2006

The Beatles square off with Steve Jobs over rights to the name "Apple."

Thieves, Commoners, and Bob Dylan

March 7, 2006

Bob Dylan drew upon a rich lode of old folk tunes for most of his early songs. That's not theft; it's the folk tradition at its best.

The End of a Long, Strange Journey?

November 30, 2005

In a controversial move for a band that viewed its fans as family, the Grateful Dead is trying to stop unauthorized computer downloads of its music.