Techdirt Podcast Episode 294: When Your Art Projects Keep Getting Cease & Desist Letters

from the art-v-companies dept

We're continually amazed that so many companies still think they can get away with abusing the law to take down parodies, satire, and criticism without invoking the Streisand Effect and making things worse on themselves. One person who has a lot of experience being on the receiving end of these foolish threats is artist and culture hacker Danielle Baskin, whose recent Brand-Aid project is just the latest in a series of works that drew the ire of Johnson & Johnson. This week, Baskin joins us on the podcast to discuss what it's like when your art is constantly hit with demands to cease and desist.

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Filed Under: art, culture, danielle baskin, podcast, streisand effect


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    Samuel Abram (profile), 17 Aug 2021 @ 12:49pm

    Technical difficulties with Apple Podcasts

    So far, as of this writing (typing?), this particular episode of the podcast has not yet shown up on Apple Podcasts, and I'm a subscriber. Do you know what the issue could be?

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    Samuel Abram (profile), 17 Aug 2021 @ 1:04pm

    Re: Technical difficulties with Apple Podcasts

    okay, it's downloading now. Thanks!

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    Pixelation, 17 Aug 2021 @ 1:57pm

    "When Your Art Projects Keep Getting Cease & Desist Letters"...Then it's time to start making art with those letters.

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