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PTO Weighs In on Digital First Sale
A little-known fact about the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is that it advises the executive branch of government (the president and his administration) on copyright issues — just as the US Copyright Office advises Congress on copyright. Although the Copyright Office’s efforts over the past couple of years to overhaul the country’s copyright […]
Guess Who’s Coming to Copyright and Technology NYC 2016?
There’s only a week to go until Copyright and Technology NYC 2016, next Tuesday January 19. I thought you might like to know that we have people coming from these organizations: ASCAP BMI CBS CCIA Charter Communications Cisco Copyright Alliance Copyright Clearance Center Elsevier Entertainment Software Assn. Facebook Getty Images HBO Imagem NBA (National Basketball Association) […]
Roundtable Discussion October 14th: Algorithms and the DMCA Post-Lenz
I wlll be appearing as the featured guest speaker at a roundtable discussion at Fordham Law School in NYC on Wednesday, October 14th at 8:45-10:00 am. We’ll discuss the state of algorithms for monitoring online services and detecting possible copyright infringements, and what effect the recent decision in Lenz v UMG might have on them. I’ll be providing […]
Forbes: The Myth of Cord Cutting
In my latest piece in Forbes, I examine the idea of “cord cutting” in light of recent announcements from Viacom, Time Warner, and DISH Network of over-the-top (OTT) streaming video services that enable people in the US to watch pay TV channels without a pay TV subscription. Cord cutting means cancelling one’s subscription to cable […]
Forbes – High-Res Audio for the Masses: Innovations in Sound Encoding Technology
I’ve just published another piece in Forbes in my series on the emerging market for “high-res” audio, reflecting the recent surge in activity in this space as both the major record labels and consumer electronics companies see opportunity in expanding the market for high-quality digital audio beyond the audiophile niche. This piece is about new codec […]
My New Forbes Blog
I’m pleased to announce that I have been invited to join Forbes, a leading American business publication, as one of its Media & Entertainment blog contributors. I will be publishing pieces there that are of broader interest than the ones I publish here about developments in rights technologies, copyright law, and so on. I’ll write short teasers […]
Mobile Phone Unlocking Legislation Leads to Renewed Interest in DMCA 1201 Reform
Yet another attempt at weakening DMCA 1201. What effects would such legislation have?
Dispatches from IDPF Digital Book 2014, Pt. 1: Wattpad
Why isn’t the book publishing world scared to death of Wattpad?
UK ISPs to Implement “Educational” Graduated Response System
Does a system for monitoring ISP users’ illegal downloads need to be punitive to be effective?
Announcing Copyright and Technology London 2014
Now in our fifth year, the next Copyright and Technology conference will take place on Wednesday, October 1.
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