For our almost daily Santory ice cream during our holiday in Lanzarote last year, we went to the Dulcería Hernández, located in the Calle de Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
In fact, we visited them so often, they even started asking where other members of our group were if we didn’t all go there together!
Dulcería Hernández in Puerto del Carmen
A court case in Germany made the international headlines last week. Billed in some cases as “YouTube v GEMA” it dealt with the issue of whether Google has to pay royalties for the music that people upload to the YouTube service.
Since GEMA is not that well known outside of Germany, it’s probably fair to compare them with the PRS in the UK or ASCAP in the USA. Their job is to collect royalties from anyone using the music written or composed by their members.
This is a very important point: they represent the songwriters and composers, not necessarily the artists.
Just for a moment, think about what it means if you just use a piece of music on your YouTube video, without getting permission to first. You are probably infringing on the copyright of the record label or the performer on one level, but on another you are using words and music written by someone as well. [Read more…]
I must have driven past the building that houses the Jugendtreff or youth club in Oberstedten – part of Oberusel – many times without realising that it is there. For me, the building housed the local Amtsgericht or court, but yesterday I found out just how much more goes on in there.
The room has been restyled and redecorated, and yesterday the grand opening took place with a number of the town’s dignitaries in attendance.
And whilst it is just one room that is available for Oberstedten’s teenagers to meet in, that room is not just a big open space. Following a “beach bar” theme, there are corners where people can sit and chat but also an open space that contains a table-top football game (“Kicker”) and a pool table. There is also plenty of space outside that can be used in the summer months.
This is, however, just the latest use for this room. Local residents who were at the opening told me that although it is known as the Altes Rathaus or Old Town Hall, the building was housed the village school and even the public baths. [Read more…]
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