Ben Folds may claim “You Don’t Know Me”, but actually the truth is he doesn’t…know me…yet. And yet, it’s like he does.
WUNC highlights the creative importance of the Public Domain
WUNC is a fantastic resource for all manner of news and analysis, and I’m not just talking about the excellent NPR programming they carry. The State of Things is one of North Carolina’s local treasures—valuable because it uncovers daily the local treasures of our state. Professor Jamie Boyle is one …
Scott Simon gets the truth from Terrence Howard
Check out this quote that Scott Simon gets from his interview with Terrence Howard on October 18, 2008. When I first started acting, I thought it was about the best liar. I thought the best liar was the best actor. But it’s the best truth-teller. To find the truth on …
Why Dissonance is the new Harmony (a lesson in Authenticity)
I’ve always had a soft spot for Youth Radio on NPR, but What’s is the new What? has taken that affection to a whole new level. The story Dissonance is the new Harmony prompted me to set a bookmark that day and commit to blog it when I had the …
My first five minutes with James Taylor
James Taylor has been a blessing to me since hearing his records in high school more than 20 years ago. While I did also listen to music that was louder (Jimi Hendrix) or bigger (Led Zepplin) or more highly produced (The Beatles), his voice, his guitar playing, and the lyrics …
In Defense of Piracy (Larry Lessig)
Larry Lessig is always writing great blog postings, and I have him in my blogroll so that his ideas are easy to access. However, I’m blogging his essay In Defense Of Piracy specifically because it was picked up by the Wall Street Journal, meaning that perhaps some of the people …
The Art of Possibility
A few years ago my wife Amy was encouraged on short notice to attend a lecture by Benjamin Zander; due to non-existent publicity for the event they needed seat fillers at UNC’s Memorial Hall. Despite the limited audience (Zander writes that he is equally enthusiastic when speaking to five people …
Welcomed home by Stanley Jordan (and Bob Edwards)
Joi Ito invited me to be a speaker at the 2008 Ars Electronica Symposium and Festival, held each year in Linz, Austria. I chose to speak about Music, Software, and Sustainable Culture, tying together my free software and free culture sensibilities. But after discharging those responsibilities, and after meeting tons …
Ars Electronica 2008: Music, Software, and Sustainable Culture
The following blog posting is an electronic version of the paper I presented at the Ars Electronica 2008 Symposium. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! You can also download the pdf file. Music, Software, and Sustainable Culture Michael Tiemann “A Nation that destroys …
Should the US write the laws controlling world culture?
“If Hollywood could order intellectual property laws for Christmas, what would they look like? This is pretty close.” ACTA is short for Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and, “that’s how David Fewer, staff counsel at the University of Ottawa’s Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), summed it up,” said p2pnet. …