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Music Forecast: Even Cloudier

Will the major record companies sue Google and Amazon over unlicensed music services? What exactly are the features that they could complain about?

Amazon To Enter Library Lending Market

When Kindle Library Lending launches, library patrons will be able to borrow e-books and read them on every popular device platform.

Google Book Settlement Rejection: A Missed Opportunity

The Book Rights Registry now looks like a lost cause.

E-Book Lending: The Serpent in the Garden of Eden

Is HarperCollins heralding the slow, painful death of library e-book lending?

Are Libraries Locked Out of the E-book World?

Are there market or legal alternatives to the Kindle for library e-book lending?

Cricket Wireless Sings the Same Old Song

Is the new MuveMusic service from Cricket Wireless a “game changer for everyone”? Hardly.

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 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.

In PogueWorld, Apple TV Is the Future

Dollar-a-show TV is not the future of television, not even if Apple thinks it is.