Posts tagged “Amanda Palmer

Song to say good bye (reprise)

Posted on 20 May 2013

It may not seem like not that long ago I was announcing I was leaving Creative Commons Australia to start at the Australia Council for the Arts. That’s because it wasn’t. Not even two years in fact. But today I am announcing that I will be leaving the Australia Council (I finish up in three weeks). My decision to move on is not a reflection on Council or the important work it does for the arts and cultural sectors, it’s just time for me to get out and do other things. In my time as Council’s Digital Content Officer, the Marketing and Audience Development team (yes, the MAD team!) have achieved a lot of rad things. Probably most significantly, we repositioning the Australia Council as a…

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Trent Reznor, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, OK Go, MGMT, Jason Mraz and more publish letter against SOPA and PIPA

Posted on 18 January 2012

In an important act to make sure people realise that not every creator is pro-SOPA, a group of creatives have published an open letter to the United States Congress, and just one day before the planned SOPA Blackout. Their letter outlines their concerns with the SOPA and PROTECT IP Bills and how it may affect their use of the internet to make connect with fans and make a living. We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users. We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very…

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