Tales from the Rails (Manchester) – small places and the white rabbit

Perhaps it’s the black coffee that’s making my head spin, perhaps it’s the inevitable ache in my shoulder from carrying my guitar, or maybe the rumbling noise of the trains in the background, but this feels familiar and it feels good. I’m back on the proverbial road, or indeed rails, with the first show of …

Thoughts on Intellectual copyright, crowd-funding and other fun stuff

As an artist and holder of intellectual copyright, I still feel that there is a lack of constructive solutions to this ever-growing problem: How are artists supposed to make a living. There is no reversing in the road to “Open Everything” and this is a good thing. Yes, the majority of the entertainment industry with …

Copyriot: Afterthoughts to our panel on the future of copyright at Re:publica 2012

“I tell you there are no problems, only solutions” (John Lennon, watching the wheels). Copyright was one of the most prevalent topics at this year’s Re:publica conference in Berlin. However, the common denominator of most discussions around the subject was the lack of solutions and concrete suggestions for moving forward. We are all familiar with …