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- Why I didn't like "Microhoo"
- Why I didn't like "Microhoo"Two essays jostling.Microsoft has made an investment in MSN, and that investment has not been paying well. Search is a related source of income, and that component of the business could also be improved on the balance sheet.The purchase of Yahoo would add the #2...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operational accounting, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., content company, advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Warner Music Group boss: We went to war with consumers, and the consumers won
- Warner Music Group boss: We went to war with consumers, and the consumers wonSomething elseThe first order of business is to make sure that people who [b]want[/b] to do business with you aren't prevented from doing so.I spend a lot of money on WebScription e-books. No DRM, and all...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), digital-rights management, content company, music, advertisement, Warner Music Group Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Comedy at the British Open Source Consortium
- Comedy at the British Open Source ConsortiumOnce again...[i]But does it offer the DRM guarantees that content companies DEMAND?[/i]What content company John C? The BBC [b]IS[/b] the content company. The citizens have already [b]paid[/b] for the content the BBC wants to distribute online; they want the BBC to pick a solution...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, British Broadcasting Corp., content company
- Discussion threads 2007-06-27
- Google handles the YouTube hornet
- As noted by Larry Dignan and reported elsewhere on the Internet, Viacom is likely to sign a deal with Internet startup Joost for web delivery of its content. This follows on Viacoms recent insistence that Google clear out copyrighted content owned by Viacom and uploaded by users of YouTube. This...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-02-21
- Music industry buys a clue
- Music industry buys a clueALMOST sounds like even they realize they have maxed out the 'Greed Meter'Nah. They'll find another way. I have faith in them...Real progress will be...... when content executives realize their licensing fees are so high that Apple has had difficulty making money on music.If...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, content company
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Another real world example of why DRM is evil
- Another real world example of why DRM is evilDRMed DVD problemsI have a CD Ray which has some kind of DRM protection on it. So whenever i play it back on my computer (not RIP, just play) - i hear very irritating clicks and noises in the audio track. The...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, music, CD, content company, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2006-05-30
- Telco cowardice and DRM
- At a panel on DRM at the recent 3GSM conference in Barcelona, David Birch of Consult Hyperion, a U.K.-based independent IT consultancy, cut loose in rather politically incorrect a fashion against a telecommunication industry that he feels should stand strong against the DRM demands of content companies. From the article:...
- Tags: content company, David Birch, digital-rights management, fab, John Carroll, telecommunications, telecommunications company
- Blog posts 2006-02-22
- We the Sheeple (and other tales of DRM woe)
- We the Sheeple and other tales of DRM woeTalk is cheap...All this talk about DRM and the doom and gloom it presents is meaningless as long as people consume.Like gas prices, there are enough people consuming the good to allow the producers to simply ride the scale.Music, Videos, Gas, Diamonds,...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, content company
- Discussion threads 2005-10-03
- Congress to legislate Grokster?
- Congress to legislate Grokster?Senator should get educated before spouting off like a fool[i]A California senator has suggested that because file-sharing networks continue to house illegal files, they should be shut down.[/i]This show's the senator has no clue about the topic in which she is against. Everyone who know anything about...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), file-swapping, content company, intellectual property industry, file-sharing, U.S. Congress, intellectual property, Grokster Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2005-09-28
- Copying and DRM: Opportunity or death for Tellywood?
- Copying and DRM: Opportunity or death for Tellywood?They just need to be *creative* byoffering extras, tie-ins, hints, cheats, etc, etc that you can only get with an approved version. The actual shows should be seen as advertising. That's how everything becomes popular...by being shared, talked about, promoted at...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Apple Inc., TiVo Inc., content company, piracy, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2005-09-21
- Microsoft's copyright play and the Trusted Computing Group
- Microsoft's copyright play and the Trusted Computing GroupTrusted computing?Gimme a break! You would be a nut to trust Microcrap, the corp. or it's products!BalanceAs you state, balance is the key--if you're going to take something away from consumers, you must make your offering somehow more attractive than what they have...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Trusted Computing Group, content company, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2005-08-31
- Microsoft understands content is king
- Microsoft understands content is kingMarketing of DRMBut to what point is DRM marketable to the end user?Take note of who is complaining.If you read the coming avalanch of talkbacks you will see the people complaining fall into two catagories, those that want a legitimate backup, and the file traders.To address...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Microsoft Windows Vista, content company, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-08-31
- Separating "consumer rights" from copyright
- My condolences to those affected by yesterday's terrorist attacks in London. Funny that words escape a guy who regularly runs well past editorial limits, but my thoughts go out to those affected by this tragedy. I've been a busy bee this week, spending Microsoft dollars on a business trip to...
- Tags: technological innovation, content company
- Blog posts 2005-07-07
- Grokster and open source
- Grokster and open sourceA waste of timeFirst of all, it was not open source that set the stage for p2p applications. In fact We were ripping CD's on windows first and downloading from mp3 ftp sites.Besides, people are still going to share and trade files no matter what happens....
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, bank, Grokster Ltd., open source, content company, digital-rights management, tool, music
- Discussion threads 2005-06-28
Additional Resources
- Canadians get a taste of American medical system with IMS Health buy
- Oh the ironyJust another ironic investment made on behalf of Canadians over the years. As far as I know CPP is not investing using an ethical or green model, so there are probably lots of examples of very "un-Canadian" companies receiving investment via CPP.Not sure what your point is,...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, IMS Health Inc., CPP, Dana, drug company, Obama
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week
- Microsoft is working on a set of free open-source content-management application and set of reusable components for it that is codenamed "Orchard." The company is slated to share details about its plans for Orchard at TechEd Europe next week. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, Content Management, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Labels that lie, or perhaps elide a bit
- It's time for a clever cleantech company to make a home testing kit for BPA. Maybe another one could be used by groceries that are tyring to provide truth in labelling. BPA would be biphenol-A a component of some of plastics now uibiquitous in our food packaging here in America....
- Tags: Food, Petroleum, BPA, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone
- I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Net Neutrality: You own the Internet - make sure it becomes Law
- how to get from there to herewhile net neutrality makes a lot of sense to most people, how can we make sure that it becomes law. Our open source government democracy is decidedly NOT neutral, and the same interests that would take away our rights on the internet, are the...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, Internet, government
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Slammer 0.9.6 (Mac)
- Slammer is a layout tool. You can design layouts by sectioning your canvas using grid systems, fibonacci series, golden sections or harmonious sections. Slammer can be used as an overlay on top of any application while you are tweaking your design. Slammer also has rulers, a magnifier and a color...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, SQL Slammer, Grid, Ringce, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
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