Sep 12, 2002 | audio, business, file_sharing
Dan Bricklin is an old-timer in the computer industry – among other things, he developed VisiCalc, the granddaddy of the spreadsheets. He’s done a lengthy statistical analysis of CD sales to respond to the record industry’s assertion that piracy is responsible for...
Aug 18, 2002 | broadband, DRM, file_sharing, law
The recording industry heavyweights – the usual gang, including Vivendi, Sony, Bertelsmann and Warner Bros – have now filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a number of the major Internet service and network providers, including Sprint, AT&T,...
Aug 14, 2002 | DRM, file_sharing, law
Another strong indication that executives and legislators are actually becoming insane whenever copyright issues are discussed. Nineteen of the most senior members of Congress sent a letter urging Attorney General John Ashcroft “to prosecute individuals who...
Aug 9, 2002 | file_sharing
AudioGalaxy is gone, Kazaa is loaded with spyware, Morpheus is having legal problems. The new peer-to-peer file sharing network getting the most buzz is Blubster. I don’t have any experience with it but I get the impression it’s the up and coming service...
Aug 7, 2002 | audio, DRM, file_sharing
There is growing tension between the computer industry and the entertainment industry about how to handle copyright issues. It’s easy for me to imagine new business models for the recording industry that would make it unnecessary for them to act like thugs. But the...
Aug 6, 2002 | audio, DRM, file_sharing
Janis Ian wrote a thoughtful followup to her original article about the record industry – insightful comments on the wrongheadedness of the industry’s current approach to its “piracy problem” and suggestions for new business models that would...
