SKÅL.
these norwegian geniuses are gonna tear it up tonight. oh, and did i mention that i’m gonna be interviewing one of them this evening? that’s happening.
(Source: fuckyeahkvelertak)
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rock'n'roll, country, punk & metal.
bands that combine all four successfully.
design, graphic & interior.
the intersection of philosophy & sociology.
ampersands.
andrew wk.
emergent gameplay, of the videogaming variety.
cursing.
beards.
beer.
bbq.
cjlo.
deep fried everything.
americana.
making lists, including this one of my life's ambitions, and these of things on my mind at the time.
feedback: @angelidotca or ask me anything you'd like here.
i took a trip! read about it here.
evidence of my lame yuppie side on my (gasp!) house blog here.
three things i have anxiety about, given last night’s dreams:
my basement flooding (comin’ up on that one year anniversary, y’all!).
my upcoming interview with kvelertak.
the fighter jets our war-lovin’ government keeps sending over my head.
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The Company Helping Movie Studios Sue You for Illegal Downloading Has Been Using Images Without Permission
As you may already know, Voltage Pictures, the company responsible for the movie The Hurt Locker, (as well as a million movies you’ve never heard of) is currently in court, attempting to get an Ontario-based internet service provider to release the names associated with over 1000 IP addresses that they claim belong to people who illegally downloaded their copyrighted material.
These IP addresses were gathered by an extraordinarily douchey company called Canipre, the only antipiracy enforcement firm currently offering services in Canada.
Canipre, as a company, offers to track down people who are illegally downloading copyrighted material from record companies and film studios. According to their website, they have issued more than 3,500,000 takedown notices, and their work has led to multimillion dollar damages awards, injunctions, seizure of assets, and even incarceration.
But it’s not like Canipre is doing this just to get rich. In a recent interview, Canipre’s managing director Barry Logan explained that it’s about much more than just money—he’s hoping to teach the Canadian public a moral lesson:
”[We want to] change social attitudes toward downloading. Many people know it is illegal but they continue to do it… Our collective goal is not to sue everybody… but to change the sense of entitlement that people have, regarding Internet-based theft of property.”
Here is a screenshot of the front page of the Canipre website as it appeared when I visited it this morning.
The image you see in the background is this self portrait, by Steve Houk.
I contacted Steve and asked if they had sought permission to use the picture. Steve said, “No. In no way have I authorized or licensed this image to anyone in any way.”
Oh, dear.
So, just to be clear: Canipre has written “they all know it’s wrong and they’re still doing it.” Referring to copyright theft. On top of an image that they are using without the permission of the copyright holder. On their official website.
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A few months back, after reading another article about Canipre (the first linked in this article as “may already know”), I did a Google search for the letters “VPN” and have never looked back.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/dafda5e2315ee82a5a0a0ae37ae9b5df/tumblr_mmsxsoJ0mn1qzikspo1_400.jpg)
The Company Helping Movie Studios Sue You for Illegal Downloading Has Been Using Images Without Permission
As you may already know, Voltage Pictures, the company responsible for the movie The Hurt Locker, (as well as a million movies you’ve never heard of) is currently in court, attempting to get an Ontario-based internet service provider to release the names associated with over 1000 IP addresses that they claim belong to people who illegally downloaded their copyrighted material.
These IP addresses were gathered by an extraordinarily douchey company called Canipre, the only antipiracy enforcement firm currently offering services in Canada.
Canipre, as a company, offers to track down people who are illegally downloading copyrighted material from record companies and film studios. According to their website, they have issued more than 3,500,000 takedown notices, and their work has led to multimillion dollar damages awards, injunctions, seizure of assets, and even incarceration.
But it’s not like Canipre is doing this just to get rich. In a recent interview, Canipre’s managing director Barry Logan explained that it’s about much more than just money—he’s hoping to teach the Canadian public a moral lesson:
”[We want to] change social attitudes toward downloading. Many people know it is illegal but they continue to do it… Our collective goal is not to sue everybody… but to change the sense of entitlement that people have, regarding Internet-based theft of property.”
Here is a screenshot of the front page of the Canipre website as it appeared when I visited it this morning.
The image you see in the background is this self portrait, by Steve Houk.
I contacted Steve and asked if they had sought permission to use the picture. Steve said, “No. In no way have I authorized or licensed this image to anyone in any way.”
Oh, dear.
So, just to be clear: Canipre has written “they all know it’s wrong and they’re still doing it.” Referring to copyright theft. On top of an image that they are using without the permission of the copyright holder. On their official website.
A few months back, after reading another article about Canipre (the first linked in this article as “may already know”), I did a Google search for the letters “VPN” and have never looked back.
"Music is Life, and like Life, Inextinguishable"
Here’s a weird way to start your Monday morning… by reading an article about your great grandfather that uses his death as a thesis statement.
This just made my least favorite Kiss song a little bit better.
Tonight is the first night in the Montréal series of the Wacken Metal Band Battle competition. CJLO DJs will be guest judging throughout the series, with Andrew from Grade A Explosives on the panel this evening. Tonight’s event is at Katacombes and starts at 8:30, and features Dissension, Bookakee, Warcall, and Virulys. More info is here and here.
Why am I only just discovering that this exists?
Another item for rock’n’roll booze watch.
(Source: infinitedreamsprowler)
As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis Arrested In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Metal singer taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly soliciting an undercover cop to have his estranged wife killed.
Is it terrible that I’m not at all surprised that this would be coming from someone so intent on their Jesus-yness? I was really into Frail Words Collapse at the time, despite the fact that I do not approve of bands using music as a way to preach. To be fair, if this is true, he was still following the Ten Commandments, since by hiring someone, he wouldn’t really be the one doing the murdering. Thankfully, the legal system has a different opinion on this point.
GPOYW.
Today in "No Shit" News: Study Finds Bearded Men Are More Attractive
A newly published study out of the University of New South Wales concludes that men and women find bearded faces more attractive than shaven ones.
I’ve been prosletyzing on this point for years. Also, click here for more beard related content.
