Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt
Forbes – High-Res Audio for the Masses: Innovations in Sound Encoding Technology
I’ve just published another piece in Forbes in my series on the emerging market for “high-res” audio, reflecting the recent surge in activity in this space as both the major record labels and consumer electronics companies see opportunity in expanding the market for high-quality digital audio beyond the audiophile niche. This piece is about new codec […]
Flickr’s Wall Art Program Exposes Weaknesses in Licensing Automation
The Creative Commons program’s lack of support for commercial licensing options is starting to matter… again.
Forbes – Going Hi-Fi To Compete With Spotify (And Google And Apple)
My latest piece in Forbes is about the new breed of subscription music services that offer lossless compression, in order to appeal to the audiophile crowd. Two of them recently launched in the U.S. market: Tidal and Deezer Elite. I speculate about whether this development will finally lead to an era where top audio quality has […]
My New Forbes Blog
I’m pleased to announce that I have been invited to join Forbes, a leading American business publication, as one of its Media & Entertainment blog contributors. I will be publishing pieces there that are of broader interest than the ones I publish here about developments in rights technologies, copyright law, and so on. I’ll write short teasers […]
Why Does Apple Want to Halve the Price of On-Demand Music?
Apple needs to throw the on-demand music market into disarray in order to become a serious player in it.
Adobe’s Latest E-Book Misstep: This Time, It’s Not the DRM
Adobe’s e-book reading software tracks users’ reading habits and reports them over the Internet without encryption.
That Old Question Again: Did Going DRM-Free Help or Hinder Sales of Music Downloads?
So, did going DRM-free help or hinder sales of music downloads? Here’s what the actual numbers show.
Ghosts in the UltraViolet Machine
Copyright and Technology London 2014 takes place next Wednesday; Amazon and Apple announce family accounts for sharing content and apps; Garth Brooks launches his own competitor to iTunes and Amazon.
Digimarc Launches Social DRM for E-books
Digimarc finally realizes the synergies of its acquisition of Attributor two years ago.
This Year’s Copyright Society Honoree to Keynote Copyright and Technology London Conference
Shira Perlmutter is this year’s Copyright Society Brace Lecture honoree. She is also one of our keynote speakers at Copyright and Technology London 2014 on October 1.
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