Category Archives: digital rights

Google TV has Broadcast Networks Spooked

Posted on August 23, 2010 by b

Google is showcasing  a new technology that would merge Internet delivery with traditional television. Viewers could watch TV shows and movies uncoupled  from the broadcast networks or cable channels on which they air. Users would need to buy a TV … Continue reading →

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Apple + Beatles = no tunes on iTunes

Posted on August 9, 2010 by b

Little has changed in the negotiations between Apple and The Beatles to bring the the Fab Four’s music to the iTunes Store. John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono indicated that there are still roadblocks and that fans should not expect a … Continue reading →

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Texts Without Context

Posted on March 21, 2010 by b

Times Article Excerpt: “Who owns the words?â€? Mr. Shields asks in a passage that is itself an unacknowledged reworking of remarks by the cyberpunk author William Gibson. “Who owns the music and the rest of our culture? We do — … Continue reading →

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Kindling without the Kindle

Posted on March 5, 2010 by b

In a move similar to Apple using the iPod on Windows users to get people to consider a Mac, Amazon is offering the Kindle app as a free download for Windows desktops, along with free content, plus the ability to … Continue reading →

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Hooray! Net pirates to be ‘disconnected’

Posted on November 27, 2009 by b

The UK government has been laying out some of the ways it intends to pursue persistent net pirates. It comes as Lord Mandelson confirmed that he would introduce tough measures against illegal file-sharers. Initially pirates could have download caps imposed … Continue reading →

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Composers and lyricists make pitch to join Teamsters

Posted on November 23, 2009 by b

From the LA Times David Carbonara has a gig many of his peers would covet: He writes music for the critically acclaimed AMC show “Mad Men.” A former jazz trombonist, Carbonara loves his job and is grateful for the work. … Continue reading →

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Music: Too Expensive to Be Free, Too Free to Be Expensive

Posted on November 23, 2009 by b

MySpace, rumored to be on the verge of purchasing the free music streaming site imeem, is struggling to keep up with its own payments to music copyright holders, according to a top News Corp executive — a problem that has … Continue reading →

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How Spotify might save the music industry

Posted on November 12, 2009 by b

by Karen Pinchin- Special to Globe and Mail Update Published on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 9:37PM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 3:19PM EST Today’s music industry can be a gloomy place, full of cranky concert promoters facing … Continue reading →

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No Doubt sues Activision for Avatar use

Posted on November 5, 2009 by b

Gwen Stefani is no Courtney Love — and that’s a good thing — but the No Doubt lead singer and her bandmates seem to have a similar axe to grind with video game giant Activision, creator of the popular Guitar … Continue reading →

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ASCAP loses royalty claim on ringtones

Posted on October 15, 2009 by b

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have successfully rebuffed an attempt by ASCAP to categorize a ringtone as a public performance. In separate summary judgments issued by US District Court judge Denise Cote and filed October 14th, a ringtone was firmly … Continue reading →

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Bosh wins custody of domain names

Posted on October 14, 2009 by b

In a positive spin for Internet property rights ( in line with this blog’s focus on artist copyright protection) Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh is offering to return nearly 800 domain names to their rightful owners for free after winning … Continue reading →

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Copyright, It’s Getting Worse…

Posted on October 9, 2009 by b

Report by Paul Resnikoff@DigitalMusicNews at Digital Music Forum West Is the licensing quagmire getting worse?  Yes, yes, and yes, according to executives assembled at Digital Music Forum West in Los Angeles on Thursday.  ”With each new technology, there comes another … Continue reading →

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Lily Allen: Ed O’Brien’s FAC statement is not okay

Posted on September 21, 2009 by b

Lily Allen has responded to Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien’s statement on behalf of FAC (Featured Artists Coalition) to UK government’s plans to cut off the internet access of persistent illegal file-sharers. Ed O’Brien said cutting off illegal file-shares is not going … Continue reading →

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More Embedding = More Music Sales?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by b

Even as the web evolves into an interconnected, widget-friendly, 2.0-ready environment,  most paid downloads ultimately happen through a central location like the iTunes Store.  Now, backend provider MediaNet Digital is pushing a totally decentralized, embedded concept called MN Open. The … Continue reading →

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Google book scans go paperback

Posted on September 17, 2009 by b

edited from Quentin Hardy,Forbes Online 09.17.09 Google will make some 2 million out-of-copyright books that it has digitally scanned available for on-demand printing. The deal with On Demand Books, a private New York-based company, lets consumers print a book in … Continue reading →

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