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Open source content is theme of J.D. Lasica's Darknet

Open source content is theme of J.D. Lasica's DarknetI keep hearing it"The problem, he writes, is that copyright owners seek to ban these forms of expression, rather than profit from them."and"All we need are new business models and entertainment conglomerates can profit like IBM."I keep hearing people say that all...

Tags: RSS, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source Media, music, open source, Magnatune, business model, Carl Rapson

Discussion threads 2005-07-07

Creative Commons and music

When people think "open source," they usually think software. John Buckman, however, has been applying some of the open source philosophy to music using the Creative Commons licenses, and it seems to be paying off. Magnatune has been in business for a while now, and seems to be doing nicely....

Tags: Magnatune

Blog posts 2005-01-27

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iTunes price hike: What goes up, must come down

iTunes price hike: What goes up, must come downWrong Wrong WrongAs if selling songs at 99 cents (should be 25 cents) was not bad enough.Apple fall flat as a carpet in front of one of the most dangerous criminal organisation in the world today: RIAA.pricing songs based on popularity is...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pricing, Apple iTunes, pricing strategy, music, MP3, variable pricing, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

(Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 1)

(Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 1)ImpressiveThat blogs comes absolutely at its time... Just when Microsoft, by launching Office 2007 which shuffles dramatically the user interface, leads its long date users into temporarily productivity loss, we read here a proof that an alternative do exist. Striking...

Tags: Operating systems, open source, KDE, Linux, Mandriva Linux, Mandriva, GNOME, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2008-05-23

A new music recommendation system from Sun

A music store like Apple iTunes contains more than 5 million songs today. And there are plenty of similar music stores online. With people posting online their own creations or excerpts of the concerts they attend, it's possible that a million new songs appear every day in a near future...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Tagging, Network World, Music, Hendrix, Speech Recognition, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Terri Gross savages Jimmy Wales

Terri Gross savages Jimmy WalesEasyThere are lots of examples of how "free culture" is not only working, but thriving...Let me also clarify one thing. When I talk about "free culture" I am talking about content licensed under a Creative Commons license, an Artistic License, the GFDL like Wikipedia, and BSD...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, Wikipedia IS

Discussion threads 2007-04-24

Notes from my "Law That Works" talk at VON '07

I was one of several folks who spoke today on policy issues at Video on the Net. Since my talk riffs on Jeff Jarviss, which I blogged earlier, and since I actually have notes for a change, here they are. And heres a Flickr set of the accompanying...

Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Creative Commons, Flickr

Blog posts 2007-03-22

Poll of the Day - Would you pay more for DRM-free music?

Poll of the Day - Would you pay more for DRM-free music?I just bought a DRM free CD this weekend...I would say 80% of the songs I like... It had 19 songs on the album.. I got it for 10 bucks. Do the math.. I got them cheaper than 99...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, DRM-Free Music, willing to pay, music

Discussion threads 2007-02-12

MP3.com founder to Jobs: open up iTunes and iPods. Do you agree?

MP3.com founder to Jobs: open up iTunes and iPods. Do you agree?Linux is welcome, but MP3 is an aging formatThe statement of sticking with MP3 sales of music I don't agree with. MP3 is a format that is showing its age and their are plenty of music codecs out there...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MP3.com Inc., job, Apple iTunes, MP3, music, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2007-02-09

MP3.com founder to Jobs: open up iTunes and iPods. Do you agree?

Michael Robertson, who founded MP3.com, knows a few things about selling downloaded music over the Internet. As such, Michael has the cred to challenge Apple CEO Steve Jobs when Steve says that Digital Rights Management is outmoded and that the major music labels need to be more open-minded about...

Tags: General, Apple, Apple iTunes, IPODS

Blog posts 2007-02-08

Build your own iTunes store!

Build your own iTunes store!Apple and its DRM are not the issue.The important aspect is not taking away an Apple advantage for the benefit of competitors, but gaining control over DRM. Why should Apple's DRM be worse than any other?DRM is a way content owners protect their property. ...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, music, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2007-01-22

Now that Microsoft's licensed DRM doesn't "Play For Sure," will any DRM do it? Ever?

Now that Microsoft's licensed DRM doesn't "Play For Sure," will any DRM do it? Ever?It's called lock-inand it happens over and over and over and over again. Tech vendors want control of the profits. What I don't get is why the customers don't say, "Look, go out and...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Microsoft Corp., MaybePlays, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-11-07

iPod turns 5. Competitors turn stomachs. And Apple's just gettin' warmed up

iPod turns 5. Competitors turn stomachs. And Apple's just gettin' warmed upDifferent endingYou posit that the story ends with customers locked into the iTunes store. Why so gloomy? I can see an alternate ending, one where RIAA domination slowly wanes, and more and more artists take control...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, music

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

iPod at five: The little gadget that could

iPod at five: The little gadget that couldHappy Birthday iPodKudos to Apple and Steve Jobs. He and his company are true visionaries and innovators. Bill Gates may be the richest man in the world, and Microsoft Windows the most popular operating system, but if not for Apple and its many...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., little gadget

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

Frustrated consumers forced into piracy

Frustrated consumers forced into piracyNo DRM=No Friction=Happy CustomerAnd let's not also forget that Yahoo is experimenting with selling DRM-free music with two labels. And Magnatune is also worth mentioning, as well.This is why DRM will always failFor DRM to be truly effective, it has to be really strict, and that...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, DRM IS

Discussion threads 2006-10-17

Summary of today's Apple announcements (no iPod phone)

Summary of today's Apple announcements no iPod phoneMonopolyGive it a rest with the monopoly rhetoric already.One. You do not need iTMS to play music on an iPod.Two. You do not need iTMS to get music at all.Three. You do not need an iPod to play music purchased from iTMS.Four. You...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Games, Digital rights management (DRM), phone, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple iTunes, game, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2006-09-12

Yuck. Chocolate never tasted this C.R.A.P-py

Yuck. Chocolate never tasted this C.R.A.P-pyMore info hereWired has a blog entry on the phone. Much like Verizon's decision to cripple bluetooth and charge you $15 a month to get photos off of your RAZR, they're making this phone less than usable as well:http://blog.wired.com/music/index.blog?entry_id=1530757So then be a big boy...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Piracy, Digital media, DMCA, Wired Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., CopyWrite

Discussion threads 2006-08-01

Irony of the day: Steve Jobs rails against walled gardens?

Irony of the day: Steve Jobs rails against walled gardens?AgreedJobs is in no position to attack media operators. Apple's DRM call it what you want is not good for Apple, the consumer or the content providers... it's basically a state of insanity. All parties, including consumers, are tolerating this...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Walled Garden, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, irony, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Lessig's Razor

Lessig's RazorStraw manNever mind Lessig (although, to be fair, he's the author of several books himself and quite worth reading.) The position you ascribe to him -- that of essentially ditching copyright for digital works -- is a strawman. It's the same false dichotomy that Random House presents:...

Tags: James Baen

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

Cablevision sued over on-demand plans

Cablevision sued over on-demand plansAnd cable's On Demand stinks because of itthe licensing of a little dribble of content, when On Demand should be any content any time at the convenience of the consumer. I find Comcast's OnDemand a thinly disquised 'free' opportunity to have higher prices when with...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, Cablevision Systems Corp., on-demand, digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2006-05-25