Author Archives: Paul Carr

YouTube Sued For Copyright Infringement

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Paul Carr

A Los Angeles video news service sued YouTube Inc. on Friday in federal court for allowing its users to upload copyrighted video footage onto the popular Web site. read more | digg story

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The Problem with Extending Copyright on Music

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Paul Carr

Several studies have shown that an extension of copyright on sound recordings is a bad idea. It will lead to less competition and higher prices while only the record labels benefit from it. Next Tuesday, the Open Rights Group will … Continue reading →

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SWN Festival Seminar 2: How to Have A Number One Album with Scouting For Girls

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Paul Carr

This post features a pod-cast of Roy, Greg and Pete from ‘Scouting For Girls‘ being interviewed by Radio One’s Huw Stephens. The session was one of a number of conference themes that I implemented as part of the 2008 SWN … Continue reading →

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Why don’t more bands come to Wales: Promoting Live Music In Wales

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Paul Carr

On Friday November 14th, the ATRiuM’s Music Academy, Centre For Small Nations and the Welsh Music Foundation hosted a day of music industry seminars as part of the Cardiff based SWN festival. Over the next several weeks I will upload … Continue reading →

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Is The Day Of The Encyclopedia Dead?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Paul Carr

I have just completed writiing a review of ‘The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music’ for publication early next year. I have copied the essay below, but it made me think when I was writing this – “Is the day of the … Continue reading →

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An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?:A Frank Zappa case study

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Paul Carr

I have been aware for a number of years that there has been a legal battle between Gail Zappa, head of the ‘Zappa Family Trust’, and the so called ‘tribute’ bands that are determined to continue performing his music live. … Continue reading →

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The ways in which we can listen to and consume music

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Paul Carr

Over the last couple of months I have discovered several different ways that make it possible to listen to music on the Internet. The first and possibly most amazing is a site entitled Wolfgang’s vault. This site focuses upon live … Continue reading →

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The Great Frank Zappa

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Paul Carr

I recently read an excellent article about the stage premier of Frank Zappa‘s 1979 album – Joe’s Garage. It is great news that his wife Gail has eventually conceded to putting on a stage production of the show, although this … Continue reading →

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General introductory thoughts

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Paul Carr

The transition from full time musician to full time academic is a path that many music lecturers have undertaken. Where as 15 years ago I would have considered myself to be a musician – academic, these days I am firmly … Continue reading →

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