Writer's Strike Over?

It appear that the Writer's Strike may be over soon. It's been agreed on by the union and it's up for a vote of the Writer's (on the 14th). More at the WGA Site.

Limiting Intellectual Property

DMCA, copyrights, the U.S. Patent Office, encryption - All of these are used to limit access to intellectual property. Rather it be movies, music, software code, they are all locked down. This leads to a clash in the people who consume, modify and recreate knowledge and those trying to gain an economic advantage from the work they've done.

In my opinion, we all are entering the Information Revolution. Just as in the Industrial Revolution, factory owners controlled the means of production and therefore the economy. Because of the issues that occurred, the government set up limits to what the company can do to the workers and what the workers must do for the company. But it wasn't that easy. Before unions were legalized, the U.S. government routinely sent in forces in favor of factory owners, and workers died.

I think that's to the point we're coming to today. The government is allowing the controllers of IP remain unfettered to punish it's consumers and the society we live in. Then the day will come when the people have a voice, and things will get better. You may not have your music for free, but it won't be outrageous and those who did the work will benefit from the reward. Not the person who signs the slip of paper behind the desk.

Giving GameFly A Shot

My roommate from last summer has offered me a free month subscription to the service. I am currently waiting for Harvey Birdman : Attorney At Law (Wii) and Armored Core 4 (XBox 360), which should be here in the next few days. GameFly seems like a decent way to get games that look fun enough to play, but not pay $60.00 to actually own the copy.

Val Kilmer > Will Arnett

I couldn't help but be filled with sadness when I found out two of my favorite actors were vying for the same position as KITT in the movie Knight Rider. Val Kilmer was chosen over Will Arnett for KITTs voice. Read a little more about that at Slash Film.

Careful Editing

Even though writing is a very important part of the movie making process, so is consistent editing. Today I deliver you inaccuracies in the Jurassic Park movie.



Bet you can't believe you didn't see them before. Shows you how well the movie grabs you.

Where In the World Is Osama Bin Laden?

After seeing the trailer for this documentary, I can only hope he is not faking any of this stuff. No. I hope he is. If he didn't fake it, he probably would be killed in a lot of the countries he went to. Not that I'm saying those countries are particularly savage, but heavily armed countries undergoing lots of conflict means there tend to be some civilians and tourists shot.

Anyway, check out the trailer:

Super Tuesday Is Done And I'm Tired

Super Tuesday, and conveniently enough Mardi Gras, has come to a close. As I write this, www.cnn.com hasn't shown all precincts in all states reporting in, but it appears that when the dust finally settles, McCain has a huge lead as the Republican nomination so far (having slightly less than half of the votes necessary). Clinton also appears to be widening the gap between herself and Obama. Though I hate to make a prediction this early, Obama is going to need a good late push to thrust himself past Clinton.

I've also sent in my application of intent to participate in ISU's ResHall Film Fest. Though I haven't done much work lately (I've been involved in quite a few personal projects), I'm going to be assigning roles and working out the logistics of getting the movie down on film, or whatever you want to call the DV tapes we'll be using.

If all goes as planned, I'll be able to get a hold of some HD camcorders the university has and make a decent film, while not hurting grades and getting plenty of sleep.

Speaking of sleep.