December 2011
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“Today’s flow of creative expression, riding a tide of billions of instantly...”
– Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation - NYTimes.com
Watch this case closely. Will an adverse ruling change anything? Is the horse already out of the barn? Given the current momentum of SOPA and my own experience repping fair use matters, I think it will further narrow these...
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“Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and...”
– Christopher Hitchens (via nevver)
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INT. JASON ARNOPP'S BRAIN - DAY/NIGHT: Eight Ways... →
writerofscreen:
Screenwriters take note. There is a business side to “the business”. Be a professional.
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The View From Under The Bus
Read this from Seth Godin today:
“WATCH THIS!”
This is a common attention-getting technique online. Throw yourself under a bus, attract spectators.
There are countless ways to reveal your embarrassments, your inner demons and your current conflicts. There are a myriad of crazy projects you can undertake, all guaranteed to attract an appreciative crowd, the same people who want to...
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Andy Swan: The best reason to start a business (or... →
andyswan:
There are tons of reasons to start a new business.
Want to know the best one? Here it is:
“Because I want to be its first customer”
Building the things (or services) that you wish existed…that’s where it’s at. Here’s why:
You are very likely to know the customer very well if you are the…
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2011 Black List Includes Alan Turing Biopic,... →
writerofscreen:
The Black List- the best unmade scripts of 2011
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2011 Black List broken down by project and reps →
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Literary Transactions and Their Vicissitudes
lareviewofbooks:
E. C. McCARTHY and LISA C. HICKMAN
respond to Glen David Gold’s piece about William Faulkner and Joan Williams [“On Not Rolling the Log (Transactions along the Mississippi Delta)”]
Joan Williams. Courtesy Lisa C. Hickman
LISA C. HICKMAN Tiger Lady
Joan Williams said it best herself when confronted with William Faulkner’s curious and cutting response to a...
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“Remix culture is the new Prohibition, with massive media companies as the lone...”
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- Andy Baio, No Copyright Intended
(via nickgrossman)
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The Screenplay Hit List of 2011 →
List of the top unproduced scripts of 2011 from the tracking boards
Thanks to writerofscreen for the link
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10% of this year's Sundance selections raised... →
whitneymcn:
This is mindblowing from a wide variety of perspectives, so I’ll just pick one:
Remember when Kickstarter hit 1MM backers a couple of months ago, and it was pointed by (first by @garychou, I believe) that the money pledged by Kickstarter backers was approaching 65% of the NEA’s annual budget?
Well consider this: the Sundance Institute itself received NEA grants totaling $180,000...
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this isn't happiness.: The Most Hated Buzzword →
nevver:
think outside the box (16%)
circle back (15%)
synergy (14%)
it is what it is (13%)
touch base (13%)
at the end of the day (13%)
let’s take this offline (12%)
low-hanging fruit (11%)
value-added (11%)
proactive (10%)
paradigm shift (9%)
best practices (9%)
going forward…
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WatchTheatrical Film Montage 2011
Very cool movie eye candy
Reblogged from www.burbanked.tumblr.com
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People can smell your personality. →
I should negotiate with folks in person or start using strategically selected deodorant. via @thisisjendoll’s Twitterfeed
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Godin: The erosion in the paid media pyramid →
“Overlooked in all the handwringing is a rise in the willingness of some consumers (true fans) to move up the pyramid and engage in limited works.
Is this enough to replace the money that’s not being spent on mass?
Of course not. But no one said it was fair.”
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