Flight Path

*219

Vimeo Sued By Capitol Records Over Lip Dubs

I roared with a belly laugh when I read this headline in bed earlier today. Could Capitol Records truly be this misguided? Do they not realize that if you were to sort Internet brands by those most emblematic of creativity — not piracy — that Vimeo would line up at the top? Lip-dubbing is harmless and perfectly fun, and ultimately will define the aesthetic of an Internet generation. Other than for some petty legal jockeying towards a greater strategy can I imagine why this record company would try to sink such a potentially valuable lifeline — Lip-Dubbing and Vimeo create tremendous relevance and usefulness for their catalog!

If anything better underlines my point it’s an email I received from Sean Nelson, the frontman of the band Harvey Danger, whose song Flagpole Sitta we’ve now infamously lip-dubbed:

That Flagpole Sitta video made me incredibly happy, just when I thought there was NOTHING that could make me listen to that song again. A thousand thank you’s.

Capitol, you’re a bunch of goof-balls. This lawsuit is the tactical equivalent to pooping on someone’s birthday cake.

I, for one, am willing to boycott Capitol artists unless they reconsider, and I implore other labels to pivot and spur conversations with Vimeo in order to determine a simple process to give people access to copyrighted music for personal video that is satisfactory for all. Preemptive strikes simply won’t do anymore!

Please reblog, or honk, if you agree.

RT @SPGInsider: Earn 2x, 3x, or 4x the Starpoints with SPG’s newest promotion. Get a sneak peak at spg.com/morerewards

*209

itsalwayssunny:

(via crabcakes)

*54

mareen:

david-noel:

Whoa, awesome. Click through for more photos.

The interior is a bit cold for my taste but the idea is brilliant.

Loos like it doesn’t have many windows from the outside, but fine from the inside.
Nice architectural photography.

Stephan Segraves posted a photo:

We bought a new couch, this is it.

RT @sdm1130: RT @mix3travel: HD Video of Boeing 787 Dreamliner First Flight Video http://bit.ly/8DAWya #787FF

“Mr. Scorpio says productivity is up 2% and it’s all because of my motivational techniques; Donuts and the possibility of more donuts”

We have 100 Limited Edition Gowalla iPod nanos. Tell us why you should get one in 120 characters and include this link: http://gowal.la/gift

RT @beley: Uh Oh Bit.ly! RT @mattcutts: Google just announced goo.gl, url shortener: http://bit.ly/6UkA8Y For now, only for Google products

Calling the Salvation Army from a blocked worked great, now trying to follow up on my cell and can’t reach the same people… Ugh