[Frameworks] UbuWeb...HACKED!

[Matt Helme]

That was not really my point. You should get permission  from the maker.
Matt




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From: jeanne LIOTTA <jeanli515 at gmail.com>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 11:04:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] UbuWeb...HACKED!

UBU-SOUND is up and running! 


On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Beth Capper <capper.beth at gmail.com> wrote:

The difference is for/not-for profit. Canyon, I would imagine, has their own fee 
in addition to artists fees, while I doubt anyone at Ubu is getting rich off 
their free content.
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>On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Matt Helme <dcinema2134 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Sure, why not do it the right way? Would Canyon Cinema ever distribute a film 
>without the makers permission?
>>Matt
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From: "jack at jacktext.net" <jack at jacktext.net>
>>To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>>Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 10:15:36 PM
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>>Subject: Re: [Frameworks] UbuWeb...HACKED!
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>>Allowing people to see things - people who live in, say, the developing world, 
>>not in New York or London or wherever - letting them know there's more to cinema 
>>than the latest blockbuster - can only be of value. Not everything is available 
>>on DVD. Many countries practice censorship. Ubuweb offers / offered a 
>>celebration of the possibilities in creative practice that otherwise people may 
>>never get to experience. 
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>>BTW there's also evidence that people who LIKE stuff they find online 
>>subsequently purchase it.
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>>Jack
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>>On 14/10/2010, at 12:45 PM, Matt Helme wrote:
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>>To not get permission is rude and illegal.
>>>Matt
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From: "jack at jacktext.net" <jack at jacktext.net>
>>>To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>>>Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 8:59:12 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Frameworks] UbuWeb...HACKED!
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>>>http://jacksargeant.blogspot.com/2010/10/vale-ubu.html
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>>>On 14/10/2010, at 11:48 AM, Beth Capper wrote:
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>>>And, if you ever read Cory Doctorow, you'll realize that yes, people do buy the 
>>>books even when it's out there for free (Doctorow's books are all available 
>>>online for download, yet two of them have been on bestseller's lists). Could it 
>>>perhaps be a misconception that forcing scarcity (esp. in the case of digital 
>>>works) is a good business model? 
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>>>>On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Beverly 
>O'Neill <bevon1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>>>Dear Jack,  Your point is well taken.  How do viewers get access to this kind of 
>>>>work?  However, UBU simply pirated artists films without asking permission, or 
>>>>paying a small fee to upload films onto their site.  Two years ago this listserv 
>>>>spent considerable time arguing about the validity of Ken Goldsmith's (UBU's 
>>>>creator) tactics.  If you backtrack in the  Frameworks archive you can follow 
>>>>that thread.  Everything that was said then still applies today.  Many of the 
>>>>responses supported the case you are making now.  Obviously I was opposed.
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>>>>>Don't close the library, don't prohibit access but do buy the books.
>>>>>
>>>>>Beverly O'
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>>>>>"good news"?
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>>>>>>not for anybody who wants to see one of these movies, read an essay or listen to 
>>>>>>some sound who doesn't live in a major urban centre or have access to a museum. 
>>>>>>Maybe the copyright is an issue, but they made  work available that often isn't 
>>>>>>readily accessible, and that counts for something.
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>>>>>>Bottom line is that regardless of anything, it's a resource and a library, and 
>>>>>>I've never been one for prohibiting access and closing libraries...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jack
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>>>>>>On 14/10/2010, at 7:29 AM, Beverly O'Neill wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ah, this is such good news.  I will refrain from posting a screed about that 
>>>>>>site.  A Google search offers a number of condolences to Ken Goldsmith, UBU's 
>>>>>>founder.  One writer wondered if the anniversary of John Lennon's death and the 
>>>>>>simultaneous hacking of UBU had anything in common. 
>>>>>>>So thrilled!
>>>>>>>Beverly O'Neill 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>On Oct 11, 2010, at 8:01 PM, Shane Christian Eason wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>So...yeah...um...apparently UBU is offline! Hacked! 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Considering what has been discussed in the past regarding this website, 
>>>>>>>>does anyone want to comment on  this? Additional information? Very odd, 
>>>>>>>>considering I was on the site this past weekend. Although, my iPhone 
App 
>>>>>>>>for WFMU UbuWeb Radio continues to work. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Curious,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>Shane
>>>>>>>>_________________________________________ Shane Christian Eason, BFA; 
MFA
>>>>>>>>School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
>>>>>>>>Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
>>>>>>>>Florida Atlantic University 
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>>>>>>>>F: (954) 762 5122
>>>>>>>>E1: eason at fau.edu
>>>>>>>>E2: shaneeason at yahoo.ca
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>>>>>>>>Web: shanechristianeason.com
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