Thoughts from Stephanie Sexton

I found a way to get lyrics with yahoo launch, very cool, because there are a few really hot songs that I have been turned onto by using the yahoo launchcast, both in browser and as a plug in with the messenger service. And I really am enjoying the lyrics look up I found today. But I can’t easily copy and past the lyrics to show them off and there for turn you onto the songs that I am enjoying today. I did find a way to print screen and save them to post hem, but I decided to click on the terms that yahoo has, and I guess gracenote is forcing them to post, and I wonder if using print screen to save and post the song lyrics would violate the terms as circumventing their DRM - isn’t DRM dead YET?

Anyways, I would hate to lose my yahoo account, or my launchcast service, so rather than giving you an easy way to see the lyrics I am digging, I guess I will post a link, which I know most of you will not bother to click on, and I wonder if the link will still be good a few months from now. Geeze. DRM for lyrics, really?

Link to lyrics for BT Remember at yahoo launch

Link to lyrics for Morcheeba Blindfold at yahoo music

Update 2 – Europe is considering a DRM standard? / Professors have arguments for music and video as fair use and deserving protection /

I am not trying to sell ads and use the lyrics for commercial use, just trying to get some new tunes in the head of some friends through their feed readers. Perhaps some creative commons “non commercial non derivs” licensing would be more reasonable gracenote? Or maybe your hands are being tied by music labels in some way who should consider a more reasonable agreement in the future, as should software vendors.

I’ve had my feel with dealing with ignorant people. In my day to day work I am surrounding by yes men and yes women who are use to doing what they are told and exactly what they are told (at least when the boss is around). I have a real problem with people who have no initiative and can’t open their mind to the spirit of the law, or spirit of a rule. I constantly find myself dealing with people doing stupid things in stupid ways and using the excuse of that’s what I was told.

Can’t people open their mind and think about the reasons why we are suppose to do things a certain way. Generally it is a specific end result that is desired, and sometime you have to adapt or adjust a way of doing something to get the intended result. Wake up people, think a little bit, even just a little.

Looking forward to catching up on some blogging, I had a great summer this year and it is now starting to get cold outside which means I will have more time to bore you with my blog posts about nothing that really matters in this world. To be honest I hate the cold weather with a passion and like going out in skimpy outfits and sun bathing by the pool, but now it is time to throw on the winter coat. Had a blast at waterparks and movie theaters this year and shopping around town and dining with friends on patios of our favorite restaurants. So now you know how I spent my summer, how did your summer go and what did you do?