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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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
iCloud Cuckoo Land
Apple’s iTunes Match offers amnesty for users with unauthorized music files. But how?
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