Archive for the ‘interoperability’ Category
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by Patrick Ross
WASHINGTON — Yes, Disney had a display here at the Business of Show Business 2 of the model sets from the three Pirates of the Caribbean motion pictures, but this post isn’t about that. And for those not happy with the word “piracy” to refer to infringement, 1) like it or not, it dates back [...]
Posted in Obama, copyright law, creators, economy, education, events, interoperability, p2p, piracy | 6 Comments »
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 by Patrick Ross
SANTA MONICA, CA — Every time I come to this show, I hear more technologists eager to make deals with copyright owners, legal deals rewarding both parties. Yes, one big obstacle remains — to date, returns from online distribution of creative works haven’t approached that of traditional models. But improvements are being made in that [...]
Posted in copyright law, copyright opponents, creators, economy, events, internet, interoperability, licensing, market forces, piracy, web 2.0 | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 by Patrick Ross
BERLIN, GERMANY — No, the title of this blog doesn’t refer to a new Windows Media service. Rather, it examines the possibility of the music industry adopting a digital version of the “windows” used by the motion picture industry to target consumers at the right price points.
This notion, that popped up in various forms throughout [...]
Posted in events, internet, interoperability, licensing, market forces, piracy | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 by Patrick Ross
Please don't tell me you are justified in infringing an artist's rights because current business models keep you from doing a certain something you want to do.
If enough of you want to do that same thing, a business model will develop. If you find yourself alone, then it hardly seems reasonable that an artist should forfeit her rights to satisfy your particular quirk.
Posted in copyright opponents, creators, drm, interoperability, market forces | 1 Comment »
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