news clarification from Duke alumnus

In an important statement, one of Duke’s famous alumni has clarified details regarding the recent controversy. Complete video coverage below.

Adrienne #1!

The pinnacle of life. [if you don’t see the video, try here] Originally the video had a better soundtrack that used two short excerpts from copyrighted songs from albums that I purchased several years ago. Since the use of short excerpts of a copyrighted song in a non-commercial video made available on a personal website … Continue reading Adrienne #1!

ferrous mashups

A great thing about a bike is that it comes with major user rights. Public display, public performance, sharing with friends, adaptations, derivative works, mashups — you’ve got the rights. Alabama folk artist Butch Anthony took advantage of this wonderful freedom to create a vibrant design for a new bicycle rental kiosk at the corner … Continue reading ferrous mashups

localism in news reporting

Localism is now attracting considerable attention in media business strategy. Stephen Gray of the Newspaper Next project observes: It’s becoming a truism these days that “local” is the core value proposition for newspapers. The reasoning goes like this: With tons of national and international news and other non-local content available free online, “local” is the … Continue reading localism in news reporting