Land Down Under, where copyright trolls will rob you blind

Greg Ham, co-writer of this song, dead at 53, the Victorian Homicide squad are investigating.

Ham was the flautist who was said to have ripped-off the flute riff from Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, in the words of the judge a substantial part of Kookaburra losing a fortune to Sony who bought the rights to this song, and then took legal action for lost past earnings and future earnings. For 8-bars of music.

Copyright, it’s not about who creates the work, it’s about who owns it, and who can afford to buy it.

Take Action: Save Workers: ‘Union Town’ by Tom Morello (of Rage Against The Machine download)

For the free download of Union Town by Tom Morello, visit http://saveworkers.org/ – The Coalition To Save Workers (America Votes Labor Unity Fund)

Or, listen to it here

Music Monday – Wide Open Road: The Triffids

The band is named after a plant that learns to walk and communicate and wipes out humanity.

The song is about being away from your loved ones and wanting to get back to wide open road of Australia, and voted one of the most wanted songs for homesick Australians backpacking overseas.

text by @redglitterx

Music – (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang: Heaven 17

blog dj @jot_au
use of song is in no way intended to suggest that heaven 17 in any way endorses the contents of this post or this blog

Liberation, Peace, Social Justice – stand up for what you believe in

And In Other News – New Zealand Is Running Out Of Marmite

Ok, I don’t think I said that right…

OMG! New Zealand is running out of Marmite!!!

Following last years earthquake which rocked Christchurch and damaged the production plant, stock of Marmite have been running low. And New Zealanders have been asked to ration their use.

video by AP
text by @redglitterx