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A Copyright Story - or - Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X, and Nine Inch Nails are #1 

Quick copyright story for my musician and music-industry friends:   NIN released 'Ghosts I-IV' under a Creative Commons non-commercial share-alike license which means we can sample the tracks for free but can't sell the tracks or make any money in any way from them. Kio, a beat producer sampled them and illegally sold the beat to Lil Nas X, who made the track 'Old Town Road'.   Lil Nas X did the right thing and entered an agreement with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who produced Ghosts I-IV to… Read more

04/19/2019

Truth in Art - or - Found Ghosts and Storms at Sea 

Truth, to me, is any fact, thought, emotion, or event that holds significance/value and that has the risk of being covered or forgotten yet still yearns to be accepted, appraised, developed, or simply remembered. Truth helps us avoid repeating mistakes other people have made, and helps us better understand how dynamic we are as humans. Truth can be a reminder that you still have something you need to fix, while you still can. Truth lives inside all of us, and no doubt also fades away inside of us. This is…

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06/16/2018

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