Paul McCartney Talks About Illegal Download

In an interview (I don´t know when or where...) he answers about downloading songs from internet.

Filesharing

A short educational filmstrip made several years ago about the dangers of filesharing.
Narration by Perry Hoberman
Jimmy played by Noah Keating

Is file-sharing illegal?

A US court rules that it is, and awards damages, of $9,250 per song downloaded. Jesse Hirsh appears on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox to discuss this and the general culture war around file sharing, torrents, and peer to peer media networks.

File Sharing: Pros and Cons for Independent Artists

Lawrence Lessig is a Professor of Law at Stanford University and chairman of the Creative Commons project. In this http://www.artistshousemusic.org interview, he shares his view on file sharing. He does not support sharing copyrighted material. However, Lessig does not condemn file sharing. Lessig shares that many artists believe that peer to peer file sharing benefits them. File sharing makes the Internet more democratic and efficient. For instance, peer-to-peer file sharing is the most economical way of distributing film. File sharing is an essential part of the future of the Internet.

Jack Black on Piracy

Jack Black schools all of you on the truth about piracy. Remember, don't be a douche.

PSA Illegal Downloading - Parody

A Public Service Announcement regarding online piracy.
Written/Directed by Sean Becker
Starring Payman Benz, Sharon Salazar and Sean Becker
Cinematographer - Chris Darnell

MPAA Anti Piracy Ad

Anti-piracy commercial.
Normally, you would have to buy a DVD or pay admission to a movie theater in order to see this (you rotten thief, you), but here you can watch it for FREE.



But somebody thought it would look better this way:

This is MPAA's anti piracy advetising that is shown on most DVDs these days. A kvcd Bittorrent release group edited it. They have good points there. The truth is that piracy never harmed anyone 'cept the ships, obviously. I like the song. Greets.

What is Art?

This is a video "lowerbunk" made for a class that answers the question "where do we draw the line between what is and isn't art?"

Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris' Inflatable Bag Monsters

Before seeing the work of street artist Joshua Allen Harris you might have never considered the artistic possibilities of subway exhaust. Using only tape and garbage bags, Harris creates giant inflatable animals that become animated when fastened to a sidewalk grate. Steven Psyllos caught up with Harris recently to discuss his older works (including a bear and a giraffe) and unveil a new beast...

New York on Track for Fewest Homicides on Record

Despite a bad economy, the city is set to have the fewest homicides in a 12-month period since 1962.

There were days upon days in New York City when not a single person was murdered in 2009. Two such stretches, in February and March, lasted nearly a week each.

Read the complete article from The New York Times