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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1813 posts •
Leadmill venue operator threatens to demolish toilets and gut venue if evicted, claiming Electric Group can’t afford refurbishment costs public
The Leadmill • 2 min read

Leadmill venue operator threatens to demolish toilets and gut venue if evicted, claiming Electric Group can’t afford refurbishment costs

The current operator of The Leadmill in Sheffield says he will gut the venue, including demolishing its toilets, if forced to leave by landlord Electric Group, which wants to run the venue itself. Electric Group’s legal bid to evict current operator Phil Mills is back in court in Leeds this week…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Quad9 vows to fight “absurd” web-block injunction in France public
Quad9 • 2 min read

Quad9 vows to fight “absurd” web-block injunction in France

DNS resolver Quad9 has been hit with a web-blocking injunction in France, forcing it to block access to sports piracy sites following legal action by Canal+. However, Quad9 previously successfully appealed web-blocks requested by Sony Music in Germany and says it intends to do the same in France…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Corporate profiteering is destroying music history says letter signed by 600+ musicians demanding majors drop Internet Archive lawsuit public
Internet Archive • 3 min read

Corporate profiteering is destroying music history says letter signed by 600+ musicians demanding majors drop Internet Archive lawsuit

An open letter signed by more than 600 musicians strongly criticises a lawsuit filed by Universal and Sony against the Internet Archive. It says the majors should work with the non-profit on archiving old recordings. The letter also sets out various grievances about the state of the music industry…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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