Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt
Forbes: Is Ad Blocking the New Piracy?
My latest column in Forbes takes the Apple’s decision to add ad-blocking primitives to iOS 9 as an occasion to look at the fast-growing phenomenon blocking ads in web browsers, and specifically to compare it to online copyright infringement. Both developments lead to revenue losses for content publishers. Both are occasioned by technological tools that […]
Ninth Circuit Calls for Takedown Notices to Address Fair Use
This past Monday’s ruling from the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court in Lenz v. Universal Music Group, a/k/a the Dancing Baby Video case, is being hailed as an important one in establishing the role of fair use in the online world. The case involved a common enough occurrence: a homemade video clip of someone’s child, with music (Prince’s “Let’s […]
The Myth of DRM-Free Music
Reports of DRM’s death in the music industry have been greatly exaggerated.
European Commission Issues Communication on Digital Single Market
The EC focuses on cross-border licensing and copyright safe harbors for online service providers.
Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Exposes Live Event Streaming Piracy Challenges
Will there be an equivalent to Google’s Content ID for live streams?
E-Books: Subscription Services vs. Libraries
Business model flexibility with digital content leads to a blur between the public good and private enterprise.
New White Paper and NAB Workshop: Strategies for Secure OTT Video in a Multiscreen World
A white paper covering the emerging world of MPEG DASH adaptive streaming, HTML5 technologies for cross-platform app development, and a DRM market that will continue to be fragmented for some time to come. Plus a workshop at NAB on April 14 to discuss these issues with industry experts.
USPTO Public Meeting on Identifiers for Automating Content Licensing
A public meeting in Washington to gather input about the use of content identifiers and content identification technology in copyright licensing automation. Too bad it’s in less than three weeks.
Announcing Copyright and Technology London 2015
Our next London conference, produced by Music Ally, will be Thursday 18 June.
Forbes: The Myth of Cord Cutting
In my latest piece in Forbes, I examine the idea of “cord cutting” in light of recent announcements from Viacom, Time Warner, and DISH Network of over-the-top (OTT) streaming video services that enable people in the US to watch pay TV channels without a pay TV subscription. Cord cutting means cancelling one’s subscription to cable […]
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