On the heels of my column this week on the music industry, there are several articles discussing related developments. The LA Times discusses efforts by one ISP to create a licensed, internal P2P service with agreements in place with both Sony and EMI, while the NY Times reports that the […]
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Vanity Fair on the Pirate Bay
Interesting piece in the magazine's annual Hollywood issue.
Corporations Turn to P2P
The WSJ reports that companies such as GM, Coca-Cola Co. and videogame publisher Tulga Games Inc. are now using peer-to-peer technology to transmit large chunks of data like video files or software updates, to employees and customers. Instead of a costly expansion of its satellite network last year, GM turned […]
von Finckenstein Named CRTC Chair
Mark Goldberg notes that Konrad von Finckenstein, a federal court judge and former head of the Competition Bureau, has been named chair of the CRTC. Notwithstanding the government's bio, many online observers best remember von Finckenstein for his decision [PDF] to block CRIA's attempt to unmask 29 alleged file sharers […]
Ode to the RIAA
The NY Times David Pogue with lyrics that cry out for an MP3 version.
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