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Reform APRA

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About Me

I have little idea about how to reform a system, if your an artist cantact APRA and tell them what's going on for you. Keep in mind though that APRA works in the interest of members.
This project has shifted from an agent of change to a statement about the system. http://www.optapra.net

My Blog

why i gave the "creative" commons back to the "creative commons".

We live in an age where many things are connected, we are connected to the electricity, the water we drink and music and art that we i absord. Plus a lot of toxic stuff.The american indians said to ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:21:00 GMT

Arts council and APRA don’t respond to reforms.

This idea bellow has been presented to the government ( the copyright council, apra and the arts council) The copyright council responded to let me know that budget cuts of 2 percent mean that the art...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:52:00 GMT

artist right to distribute

artists registered with US rights organizations are able to license what they create as they choose. members of APRA are not able to license what they create as they choose. this means that ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:14:00 GMT

Sabam Rights organization

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Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Letter to Garret

Hi Mr Garrett,I noticed on APRA's home page that your ok with the APRA song summit. Are you less aware of rights reforms and more with green policies? Artists have to pay APRA to listen to their music...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:21:00 GMT

streamline monopoly of APRA

A problem I see with APRA (and the rest of the rights network) seems partly simple to me, what is not free is dependent on what is free, to maintain a healthy creative environment, free things need to...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:07:00 GMT

past

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Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:56:00 GMT

Artists Right To Distribute

im not sure what to think of this article anymore.. evrything in this world has to be paid for.. the idea of something being free is only going to be exploited so artists have no rights.complexed issu...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:21:00 GMT

Xmas letter to ACCC

Dear ACCC,cc APRAYou might want to check out these articles.http://www.icommons.org/articles/contracts-for-arti sts-physical-spaceshttp://www.icommons.org/articles/buma-ste mra-art-piratesI noticed that...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:30:00 GMT

Blanket license suffocation of art.

Currently the media in Australia, including the ABC's JJJ basically use only published content (the ABC don't publish play lists, so its hard to know the percentage of "self published" content that is...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:26:00 GMT