Welcome friends, Romans, bumders. This is the spot for all my personal musings and random trash that doesn't fall into the fiction category. (Which the Starscream Collection is now for.)
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Would Anyone Be Interested?
... In an 'Ask Ionia' Tumblr, or DA pic series?
A what?
People ask the questions and I illustrate Ionia answering the questions.
Yay? Nae?
OH! She also has her own Formspring. Feel free to spam the shite out of her: http://www.formspring.me/LadyIonia
[EDIT: KAY! You asked, you got: http://lady-ionia.tumblr.com/]
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Requested: Copyright and Live Bands
As requested by Japan, I'll post my opinion on copyright and the issue of recording a live band.
Firstly, a lot of venues here actually don't allow phones and recording equipment inside and confiscate said items, or eject the person caught using them. Much like cinemas.
But, for those places that don't, or those that slip through the net, I will say this. It is unauthorized footage unless you ask the band for permission to film. Why? The music itself is what is copyrighted.
There is also the problem of the bands personal preferences with being filmed. This is why TV/Radio/etc have contracts for people to sign when filming and recording, because consent must be obtained before you do film, etc. Some bands don't mind it, but others do. (In fact, it has been known for band members to destroy cameras.) And, since there is also the issue of copyright, it becomes rather convoluted. Not only are you breaching privacy, you are also breaching copyright. Why? Simple. 'No unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution'.
However, there seems to be a small loophole in these cases. People seem to be able to get away with it just fine, providing that the clip is partial. (IE: Only a minute or so long and not the entire song.) Since it is not the full song, people don't tend to get into trouble. Personally, I still think it is the same as recording the whole thing, but that is because it is a sensitive issue with me and I have many contacts who are in bands who have had problems like this before.
While you may own the rights to the videos, they own the rights to the songs posted and to distribute, etc without permission is in breach of copyright. Think before you post.
Hospital Update #123456787654564
Seriously... I've lost count how many updates I've written now.
What's new? Well, I went to see the consultant yesterday about the test results. I had more nerve conduction studies and an ultrasound on my shoulder area. When I had the US, the technician was actually remarking on how my artery gets pinched when I raise my arm for a while.
To those of you who are like me and medically minded, you will know this instantly as Thoractic Outlet Syndrome.
The consultant, who hadn't seen me for a while, had to re-read my entire file to get to grips with the current situation. (It was rather large, I can tell you.)
He then hooked me up to a pulse monitor and asked me to raise my arm and flex my fingers to test to see if my circulation was compromised. The results? Apparently, my bloodflow to my arm increased 4 fold. That is very abnormal.
So, now I'm having to go for an MRI scan on my neck to check to see if it is indeed the artery getting compressed, or it's the ulnar nerve still. Regardless, it's still not good and he said that worst case scenario is that I have to deal with it for the rest of my life. He is reluctant to operate should there be an issue in the neck/shoulder region, as it is 'major surgery'.
Oh. One more thing. He also diagnosed me with Vaughan-Jackson Syndrome too. Hah... Takes the piss.
