Per Karlberg

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Headline that caught my attention: "Music Festival Producer Pre-Sues Bootleggers"

It seems much easier to pre-sue John Doe and Jane Does than suing actual people after the fact.

How can the people to be named later object to the claim that the people to be named later might do something illegal? Exactly. Case closed: guilty.

techdirt.com - Music Festival Producer Pre-Sues Bootleggers

"Ah, pre-crime. [...] a couple of recent lawsuits by concert producers pre-suing potential bootleggers claiming trademark infringement. Yes, they're claiming trademark infringement for something that hasn't happened yet, and simply listing out hundreds of John Doe and Jane Does who can later be filled in. [...] The article notes that it seems unlikely that any defendants will show up in court to defend themselves or to protest the lawsuit, since they haven't done anything yet."

Sébastian Tellier about video games

Which is your favourite game?

- Grand Theft Auto 4. It's a wonderful game since you move freely within the city. Normally, you have to do illegal stuff to play this kind of game, but I respect the laws. When I'm driving and there is a red light, I stop. Actually, I don't play the game, I just go around looking at sunsets and things like that. I have a very gentle way of playing.

So you don't play the games, you just live in them?

- Exactly, I don't care about points. I just want entertainment. For me, it's a good time to think about music.
- A perfect day for me is to sit in front of my Playstation and think about music.

Read more of the interview here (Swedish)

 

The man is obviously a genius. And the music is so much more than Divine. Give his previous album Narco (Spotify - Narco) half an hour of your time, and pay extra attention to La Ritournelle... See what I mean?