Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt
Copyright and Technology 2011 Conference: November 30, NYC
Call for moderators and speakers; launch sponsors and sponsorship opportunities.
iTunes Match Goes Beta, and It Downloads
An amnesty program for small-scale music copyright infringers, and a way for Apple to restore some iTunes platform lock-in.
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader Lowers the Speed Bump for E-Books
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader uses unencrypted e-book files.
Mixed Verdict for EMI against MP3tunes.com
An online music service that seems to be designed expressly to test the boundaries of copyright law.
New White Paper: The New Technologies for Pay TV Content Security
I have just published a new white paper: The New Technologies for Pay TV Content Security. This white paper was commissioned by Irdeto. The 28-page paper describes the current state of the art of techniques for protecting video content delivered over pay television networks such as cable and satellite. The two primary theses of the white […]
How High Will Spotify’s Paid Subscribership Go?
Spotify is off to a good start in the US market, with 12.5% paying subscribership.
Good News for the New York Times
The New York Times beats its first-year digital subscribership goal in only four months.
Do Paid Music Subscriptions Indicate a Tipping Point?
A few tiny signs of positive momentum for music.
The Copyright Alert System: A Cautious Experiment
ISPs agree to dip their toes in the water of taking responsibility for users’ copyright infringement on their networks.
Irdeto Acquires BD+ Technology from Rovi
Hollywood looks to Irdeto to fix Blu-ray security.
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