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2010-02-11

A cartoon based on a Armenian tale

This film was comissioned by the USSR State Committee of TV and Radio. Script, Director, Animator, Producer: R. Saakyants. License: dotSUB - Other. Year 1983.

dotSUB is a browser based tool enabling subtitling of videos on the web into and from any language. It also uses the Creative Commons licenses for submitting the subtitles.

2010-02-08

interesting paper from 2002

This is very interesting reading about the bloated music industry, written by Peter Tschmuck (link paper - pdf):
"This paper analyses the music majors� claim for creativity by providing a tentative definition of the term �creativity� derived from economic, psychological, and sociological findings about the creative environment. Further, by utilizing a descriptive-empirical analysis, the processes and structures of the music industry are examined in detail in order to investigate whether the music industry�s highly integrated oligopolistic market structures provide a fertile ground for creativity and innovation. Based on empirical results, finally, this paper argues that the music industry�s current oligopolistic structures do indeed not foster creativity but, in contrast, restrain and even strangle the creative processes of artists."
4 years later the author Peter Tschmuck wrote about this issue in his academic doctorate, called "Creativity and innovation in the music industry".

2010-02-07

reggae � la pastis

Netwaves digs in the rich crates of LibreCommeLair (ex "Les Cristaux Liquident"), a French electro & dub netlabel. Relax on this sweet reggae with a pastis.

Download or listen to [nws130] netwaves 4.16.