Bob Lefsetz reader Thomas Wironen writes that music is a service, not a product, and P2P is both the problem and solution. I agreed and have long written on this. My only clarification is on the...
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Bob Lefsetz reader Michael Brandvold writes about the multiplicity of CD packaging with bonus tracks and downloads. He says it's a plot to extract more money from music fans. I don't agree. I...
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The major labels act as if music is new, proprietary, and controllable. It's not. Man has always had his music. It's the voice of the establishment and the Revolution, the group and the...
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Music distributor Ruckus Network focuses on the college market. They had limited success selling subscriptions with only 20 institutional customers. Meanwhile the recording labels accepted that...
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We reported previously on the Guntram Graef lawsuit as an example of DMCA abuse. Mr Graef responded to us as below. Allegations of ID theft and Sexual abuse are important. We do not pretend to judge...
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Music distributor Ruckus Network focuses on the college market. They had limited success selling subscriptions with only 20 institutional customers. Meanwhile the recording labels accepted that...
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The abuse of the DMCA by not only the entertainment industry, but also others, has long been documented. It's easy to complain. All it takes is a cease-and-desist letter to invoke the law. There...
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Now that HD DVD DRM has been cracked, the first HD DVD has hit the file sharing networks. The movie "Serenity" has been seen on Bit Torrent. Unlike typical 1 to 2 GB movie downloads, the HD...
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In an amusing turnabout, fans are billing Universal Studios for their marketing effort. Universal released the movie Serenity, which was based on the TV show firefly. So Universal's marketing arm...
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A new activist organization, Digital Freedom, has launched. The group has a strong pedigree in both the technology and consumer rights sectors with over 12 partners, including the Consumer Electronics...
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Business 2.0 came out with "DVDs: They will survive." It is a PR piece in disguise for the Sonic Solutions and Macrovision deal it covers. There is no mention about all the problems and...
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people...
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Our article The Chill on Innovation covers part of the entertainment industry's battle to thwart threatening technology. But it's an unwinnable war. The complex world of technologies, markets,...
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"The New Tastemakers" from the New York Times isn't new. Peer recommendations started with the rise of the Internet over ten years ago with various music recommendation and playlist...
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Let's consider the children. A recent survey of tweens, teens, and young adults shows that the percent considering an act illegal drops from 98% for stealing a CD/DVD to 80% for buying a bootleg...
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Recent news highlights that there are good guys and bad guys in the corporate world. Shit happens. No major music companies are pure. All have settled for millions of dollars in the radio payola...
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I read dylan Tweney's comments on The Long Tail. The hype over the Tail, which is now a book, is little different from that during the meteoric days of the Net several years ago. Yes, the web has...
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Profits trump freedom ... even on the Internet. Let censorship ring on the Net, in your P2P, and through your music and video files. amnesty International came out with a report called...
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There are dozens of photo publishing services. What's next? Video. The New York Times covers this in "Video Catching Up to Photos When It Comes to Sharing." The growth of broadband makes...
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