In what some are calling a pocket history of rock music, Bruce Springsteen‘s keynote address at this year’s South by Southwest festival celebrated music’s long and diverse history, and reflected on the events and musicians that helped inspire and shape The Boss and his career. Speaking to an audience of past, current, and future creators, [...]

This week, several news outlets reported that Apple’s iOS devices and Google’s Android devices contained loopholes in their design that permitted applications to access and copy personal photos and videos stored on the devices.  On both Google and Apple devices, users that give apps permission to access location information (Apple) or even just the internet [...]

Today, Copyright Alliance Executive Director Sandra Aistars participated on a panel for the DC Independent Film Festival (DC IFF) Summit on the Hill.  Presented by the Congressional Entertainment Caucus, the event was an opportunity for filmmakers, legal experts, industry leaders and congressional staff to talk about important issues facing the creative community. Congressman Brad Sherman, [...]

Sunday night’s 54th GRAMMY awards show was a good night for music lovers.  From the Boss’ opening number, to a Beach Boys reunion, to a number of moving tributes to departed artists, to Sir Paul closing the show, the GRAMMY’s put talent, hard work and a passion for the craft of songwriting and music making [...]

From timeless classics Where the Wild Things Are or The Velveteen Rabbit to newer favorites Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Is Your Mamma a Llama?, books from your childhood (as well as those you find yourself reading over and over to little ones you love) have a way of sticking with you. Today is National Reading Day – an annual [...]

The hours leading up to and during yesterday’s blackout of websites in the name of protesting anti-piracy legislation prompted a flurry of coverage, more stark claims about the impending death of the Internet, and knee-jerk reactions to the outcry. Much like waking up with a bad hangover, however, the morning after may provide a moment [...]

Artists, songwriters, publishers and other representing America’s gospel and country music communities today are writing Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The letter is yet another example of the diversity of artists and small businesses impacted by rogue web sites trafficking in pirated and [...]

In the midst of the debate over bills intended to preserve jobs in the creative sector, like the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act, it is easy to focus purely on the economic contributions and significance of the creative community.   But that misses the bigger picture. Artists and creators are storytellers first [...]

Journalist and author Robert Levine describes himself as a passionate music fan (while speaking with AdWeek this week, he was browsing the vinyl selection at a record store in Nashville) who has also been interested in technology most of his life, and has been lucky enough to cover the intersection of those topics for a [...]

Through his many celebrated innovations, Steve Jobs created a lasting impact on technology and culture.  We in the creative community celebrate and honor the life, contributions and creativity of this undeniable force in the evolution of how these two creative worlds – technology and art – connect with people around the world. Jobs’ own love of [...]