There has been an interesting discussion this week on Dave Farber's IP List comparing broadband speeds and linking that to the competitive environment. The discussion, which references congressional testimony and an ITIF study, notes how much faster, cheaper, and more competitive broadband services are in countries such as Japan and […]
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Collaborative Public Radio Pilot
Jesse Brown, who produced a fabulous program last summer on copyright, brings word that he's working on a new pilot for CBC that is perhaps best described as collaborative public radio. Search engine radio seeks to bridge the gap between broadcaster and the public with the opportunity to suggest programming, […]
A Fair(y) Use Tale
A must-see video on copyright and fair use.
MPAA Trumpets Spiderman 3 Camcording Crackdown
Jon Healey of the LA Times points to a joint release today [pdf] from the MPAA and the National Association of Theatre Owners trumpeting their success in stopping the camcording of Spiderman 3. The release notes that the industry stopped 31 camcording attempts worldwide, which it credits with helping lead […]
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Comments RSS Feed Now Available
One of the most gratifying aspects of this blog has been the remarkable amount of feedback and commentary generated by some posts. I know I'm late on this, but the blog now offers an RSS feed specifically for those tracking comments (in addition to a regular RSS feed and a […]
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