Two of my favorite ingredients were mixed together nicely last week as Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig, champion of the movement to develop sensible digital copyright practices, sat down at Charlie Rose’s table to discuss his new book, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. (more…)

You ever get an email or a text message that was actually sent a day or more prior? It gets lost somewhere in the pipes and eventually finds bubbles up to you. That’s what I felt when I read this article (copied below) in today’s paper. It was like a story that had been written in 2005 had been lost in the editorial process at the Journal and only now had surfaced.

I love the Wall Street Journal for they know not what they do, but how can they go publish this vapor with a straight face?

How, in this day and age of death spirals for non-business-model-having-start ups, a fishwrap that’s built its reputation on sound business analysis can go to print with a fluff story like this is beyond me.

Judge for yourself (I’ve gone ahead and bolded for emphasis the phrases that make me cringe the most): (more…)

Fun day at the office. I got plenty of congratulatory grief from friends and colleagues about the cover shot of today’s Hollywood Reporter. To summarize some of the brightest:

• I have a lot of work to do on my vertical
• I’m no Derek Zoolander
• I look like I’m just waking up from a nap
• I ruined the “Y” in “Hollywood”
• The dentist called and wants his “Open Wide” back
• Toyota called, they want their commercial back
• I’m not dunking anytime soon (more…)

Please welcome Liz Lemon!!!

NBC debuted 30 Rock last Thursday to series-high ratings as 8.7 million viewers tuned in to watch Tina Fey and her cadre of witty quippers poke fun at their craft. What’s notable is that the show hit those record numbers after the same episode had been available online exclusively on Hulu and NBC.com for over a week. (more…)