Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt

Attributor Gathers Publishers to Share Ad Revenue from Unauthorized Content Use

The Fair Syndication Consortium will use text fingerprinting to find unauthorized uses of publishers’ content and attempt to share ad revenue.

Samsung Licenses Intertrust Patents

A boost in the future prospects of Marlin DRM.

HADOPI Bill Fails in French Parliament

The “three strikes, you’re out” antipiracy law in France is dealt a setback in parliament.

Attributor Expands Fingerprinting

A solution for video as well as text appeals to news organizations.

R.I.P. Rightscom Daily News Briefing

Rightscom ceases publication of its useful email news summary service.

YouTube’s War with European Collecting Societies

YouTube stands off against UK and German music collecting societies over royalty terms.

New White Paper: Digital Rights and Digital Television

An overview of digital rights technologies applied to digital TV.

Google Expands Free MP3 Downloads in China

Google offers free MP3 downloads from all four majors in the Chinese market. When will the model spread, and through whom?

Proposals to Change Rights Management in Britain. Where Will It End Up?

The UK Government looks into the idea of a Digital Rights Agency.

The FTC’s DRM Town Hall

The Federal Trade Commission holds a conference on consumer disclosure of DRM features in digital content products and services.