Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt

Copyright and Technology 2011 Conference Recap

A summary of my personal highlights from the conference, with an invitation to post your own, if you attended.

European High Court Says No to ISP-Level Copyright Filtering

The European Court of Justice, in overturning a Belgian court decision of 2007, says that the requirement of ISP-level copyright filtering goes too far.

ReDigi Gets RIAA Nastygram

A music startup operating in a legal gray area gets a predictable wrist-slap from the major labels.

C&T 2011 Conference Program Finalized

We have enlisted an impressive roster of speakers for the Copyright and Technology 2011 conference, which will take place in just three weeks (November 30) here in NYC.  In the past few weeks, we have added executives from Universal Pictures, Fox, Verimatrix, NDS, and Getty Images, as well as several notable legal experts. I will […]

Irdeto Acquires BayTSP

Irdeto doubles down on its bet that pay TV operators will pay more for better content protection.

The Future of Music: From Blanket Licensing to Registries

At the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit, discussions of copyright arcana, including the rising importance of global music rights registries.

C&T 2011 Conference: Registration Now Open

(Re-running this for those who may have missed it over the Jewish New Year last week.) Online registration for the Copyright and Technology 2011 conference, November 30 in New York, is now open! Take a look at the program and you’ll see that we have most of the panels filled out – though a few opportunities remain, particularly for […]

C&T 2011 Conference: Registration Now Open

Online registration for the Copyright and Technology 2011 conference, November 30 in New York, is now open! Take a look at the program and you’ll see that we have most of the panels filled out – though a few opportunities remain, particularly for moderators.   Please contact me if you are interested. I am also […]

Facebook: Making the World Safe for Music Subscription Services

Facebook’s announcement of the integration of several music services at its f8 conference last week attracted a lot of hype and even more breathless press coverage.  But what exactly will it do for these services? A lot.  A huge amount.  In fact, this could be a tipping point in favor of subscription services against the […]

Legal Speakers for C&T Conference – Deadline Approaching

Speaking proposals for Copyright and Technology 2011, November 30, are due next Monday.