Archive for the ‘Legislation’ CategoryCoruptovichWednesday, December 10th, 2008Czar Lessig Has A Nice Ring To ItSunday, November 23rd, 2008Two 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…) From Y2K to Financial Apocalypse. Why Wall St.’s Loss is Content Owners’ GainTuesday, September 30th, 2008All of the apocalyptic headlines screaming at me that the world is falling apart remind me of the hype of Y2K. But while that stunt ended up being little more than an innocuous exercise in hysterical fear mongering, this crisis de jour isn’t just exponentially more historic, it will prove to be a catalyst that increases the value of premium content. (more…) The Safran Digital / Xbox Original Content Deal - Why it MattersWednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The directors involved include James Wan (Saw, Death Sentence), David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy), James Gunn (Slither), Lucky McKee (May), Andrew Douglas (The Amityville Horror) and Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th). I’m extremely proud of the filmmakers and their camps, the deal we’ve put together and what I believe it represents for the future of digital content economics. (more…) What Do Girls and Cars Have to do with Web Economics?Thursday, April 24th, 2008Nothing as far as I can tell. But if you figure something out please let me know. Just thought I’d send some pics out from day one of the Int’l Auto Show here in Lisbon. It was set-up in the morning and press only in the afternoon. Pretty light crowd, but I had a good view. Take a look. If you make it to the end of the slideshow you’ll see a few shots of the Megaphone screen. (more…) Canada on Strike: South Park Outs the WGAThursday, April 3rd, 2008
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