Piracy Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This hacker is accused of impersonating a producer to steal unreleased music

A little social engineering can go a long way. From The Hollywood Reporter: “A 27-year-old Austin, Texas, man allegedly stole

The US Government is putting together another Notorious Markets report, which names companies, websites, apps, and nations that it believes

It looked for a while that streaming was on its way to obliterating the desire to pirate music. Why would

June already. It would be nice if spring finally arrived in some parts of Canada. On to music news for

It’s never been easier or cheaper to get legal access to almost kind of media you want. Yet people continue

It’s a chilling sort of email. Someone from somewhere insists that you’ve violated copyright in some way (music, movies, other

One day, we’ll turn on the news and not hear anything about Donald Trump. One day… Meanwhile, here’s music news

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Back in the old days of overpriced CDs and peer-to-peer file-sharing,

Snow tires. Gotta start about thinking of putting them on. We also need to think of music news for October

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for

The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
Mark Silver