Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt
Google Acquires Widevine
Less than a day after I pooh-poohed announcements made by Google’s general counsel about supposed steps the company is taking to enhance copyright enforcement over its services, Google announced a deal to acquire Widevine Technologies, one of the last remaining independent DRM vendors. The price was undisclosed, although Widevine has accrued investments well into the tens […]
Google’s Baby Steps on Copyright
Google announces new copyright tools on the eve of Viacom’s legal appeal against it.
The End of the DRM-Sideloading Era
Rhapsody cuts the cable on its mobile apps: the beginning of the end of PC-tethered subscriptions.
Odds and Ends
Everyone has to have a music blog, right?
ACTA One, ACTA Two, ACTA Three…
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement continues to evolve.
Paying Publishers to Set their Content Free
How to lower transaction costs for back-catalog content? Get paid to give it away.
The End of Two File-Sharing Services: LimeWire and Choruss
LimeWire is enjoined in federal court, while Jim Griffin’s Choruss can’t get music licenses.
The Coming Showdown over Free Music
What are the music industry’s barriers to accepting “free” business models for online music?
The National Academies’ Workshop on Copyright in the Digital Age
Seeking input on research topics, the National Academies uncover some contentious issues.
My Remarks at the National Academies
Text of the remarks I made at the National Academies workshop on the Impact of Copyright Policy on Innovation in the Digital Era, Friday, October 15 in Washington, DC.
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