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When consumers AND creators are happy
everyone in
the middle will have gotten digital distribution right.
IP Issues Elevated to JudiciaryBy William Triplett
-- Intellectual property issues will be elevated from the subcommittee level in
the House of Representatives to that of the full Judiciary Committee (Chaired by
Rep. John Conyers Jr.) when the new Congress convenes in January. ... Move
should come as relief to the copyright industry, which has been fretting over
the expected departure of IP subcommittee chairman Howard Berman ...
[The new Congress from a tech perspective.]
Stephanie Condon: A New Congress, A New Approach to
Technology? CEA Study Shows Nearly Half of Teen Activities Are Driven by
Technology[Press release] -- When asked how they spend their day,
nearly half of teen's activities were driven by technology. Four of their five
top activities were technology driven, with listening to music as the most
popular activity among teens. Purchasing (58 percent), borrowing (56 percent) or
receiving a CD (52 percent) as a gift are still the primary sources teens get
music, with online stores (51 percent) being a secondary source. [Interesting
the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) failed to mention illegal downloading
as the primary source of the fuel that keeps their gadgets singing - as it
were.]
"Previously on Lost" Hooks Fans of the Series with Quirky
MusicBy Jen Chaney -- Two Brooklyn-based musicians find success in
'Lost' (the TV show)-themed songs . ... What began as an
online experiment has morphed into an attention-getting career move for Jeff
Curtin and Adam Schatz.
Circuit City: Please Pay Recording Industry
$15,799,754By Paul Resnikoff -- The now-bankrupt Circuit City has a
long list of IOUs, mostly notably within the computer, gaming, (music) and
consumer electronics categories.
Fall Film & TV Music: Penny SerenadeBy Noe Gold
-- Resourceful composers are adapting to shrinking music budgets, but the bleak
economic reality is affecting everyone from engineers to musicians.
Long Live Ad-Supported Digital Music ModelsBy
Laurie Sullivan -- Online music moguls took the stage at the Piper Jaffray
Global Internet Summit 2008 in Laguna Beach, Calif. to debate business models
for digital content.
[Not mentioned in this article - AXXo is getting
rich doing this ... creators are getting NOTHING.]
"AXXo You Are a God" - The Secrets of BitTorrent's Top Movie
PirateBy Josh Levin -- BitTorrent is TiVo for the tech-savvy and the
ethically flexible—a way to watch what you want when you want it without having
to pay for it.... No matter what metric you choose, aXXo is BitTorrent's biggest
name.
Microsoft, the Latest Social Networking ContenderBy
Jessica Guynn -- Microsoft is making a social networking play. The Redmond,
Wash.-based software giant is adding social networking features to its latest
release of
Windows Live.
Apple's iPhone Faces Off With the Game ChampsBy
Nick Wingfield and Christopher Lawton -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone has shaken up the
cellphone business. Its next target: Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. The iPhone and
its sister device the iPod touch, which feature big screens and powerful
graphics, are emerging as serious competitors to Nintendo's DS handheld and
Sony's PlayStation Portable.
Controversy In The Classroom: Whose IP Is It
Anyway?Graduates of schools that teach game development and design
may have a leg up on others trying to break into the video game field... in many
cases they created as classwork a game that could stir the interest of a studio
or publisher. But wait! Whose IP is that game anyway -- the student's or the
college's?
What's New On Sat Radio? Confusion.Mike Musgrove --
If you're a satellite radio subscriber and you're not sure what stations you
still have access to today, you're evidently not alone. With the merger between
Sirius and XM complete, the satellite company has ... changed around its channel
lineup and shed some stations in the result.
Virginia Center for Computer Music Celebrates 20 Years with
TechnoSonics TourWhen Judith Shatin founded the
Virginia Center for Computer Music 20 years ago, her goal was
to introduce the use of computer technology into the curriculum and into the
creation of music at the University of Virginia. ... The center has grown with
the addition of faculty, classes and program offerings, and attracts students
and faculty who are researching and producing work in multi-channel digital
audio, interactive multimedia performance, installation art, robotics and
network music.
Terrence Russell: The Best Fictional Doomsday Devices
Sharing Their Demons on the WebBy Sarah Kershaw --
Some psychologists and psychiatrists are concerned about Internet peer support
crossing over into delusions.
THAT'S LIFEFor over 25 years, Dean Kay has been
at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music
publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as
President/ CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing
Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle
Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful
songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's
Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of
ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also
on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA).
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