This is quite simply, a brilliant idea, which I am utterly amazed nobody has thought of before. Say you wanted to send some content to a friend that you downloaded in a torrent but they don't...
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The Songwriters Association of Canada has come up with a pretty cool new idea to do with filesharing (no duh, what else is going to be posted on this blog?). They are calling for the legalization of...
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DiscRevolt brings a new way for artists to promote themselves with artist trading cards. The cards are both a physical memento for the artist like a CD Jewel case and a stored credit card that...
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MyxerTones is an Internet service that takes all the technology out of ringtones. Enter your phone number and phone model. Badabing! You're set. Use it three ways. 1. SURF THE STORED RINGTONES....
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The rise of the single is one of the pillars of the digital transformation of the music industry. Last year a landmark point was reached - more singles were sold than albums. That presents a painful...
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The decision against Streamcast (RIAA Wins Against Morpheus) highlights the crippling of innovation that has and will continue to result from broad governmental and legal intervention in technology...
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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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Startup Spiral Frog has announced a deal with Universal Music to distribute ad-supported music. Terms were not announced. Files would be distributed in protected WMA format and so not be compatible...
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Software developer POGO has launched P2P file sharing for Java and WAP-enabled GPRS and 3g mobile phones. The software can be used to share ringtones, music, games, videos and themes. There is no...
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John Dvorak isn't "Missing the point about YouTube." It's still a big fat Kiss, that's "Keep It Simple, Stupid". He makes a great point that while people focus on the...
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Altnet, known for its legal and secured entertainment file service carried by kazaa P2P software, has launched the Global File Registry. The Registry is set up as a web service where content providers...
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Sun has a dream. It is expanding its open source initiatives from Java programming to media rights with Project DReaM at OpenMediaCommons.org. Their open source architecture is another solution in...
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Navio provides meta-DRM. Buy your music or other content. They'll store and track it and allow you to export it to a legal restricted format, such as Apple iPod's Fairplay. Entertainment...
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Filed in archive Innovation
by Marc on May 04, 2006
Three new companies - Pando Networks, Perenety, and WiredReach - are covered in File-sharing is the new email. Developers are naturally turning to P2P to go beyond the file attachment limits in email....
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Filed in archive Innovation
by Marc on March 27, 2006
P2P today means storing music and other files on your PC where you control it. That becomes e disadvantage when you have multiple computers and devices or you're away from your PC. This is where...
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Yahoo! Music VP and GM David Goldberg spoke on the need for innovative digital music marketing and the problems with DRM at the iHollywood Forum Music 2.0 conference. He compared digital music...
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Filed in archive Gaming
, Innovation
by Marc on January 08, 2006
GameAccount provides another entry into the P2P gambling field with Tournament Blackjack. P2P gives multiple benefits, according to Meir Moses, Marketing Manager at GameAccount. "[Players]...
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Filed in archive Innovation
by Marc on January 07, 2006
The latest P2P buzz is its integration with your friendly browser. A number of efforts are underway for Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers that integrate Bit Torrent downloads. Here are two projects....
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