Piracy, streaming and “what works” for online video
Both the New York Times and The Economist published articles in the last couple of days examining what is happening with online video. Â Brian Stelter and Brad Stone in the NYTimes talked to the MPAA,...
View ArticleTechnology and the Future of the Comic Book
Welcome back to Digitalwerks, and apologies for the long delay between postings. I’ve been working on a few articles, but each of them has encountered some complications that will be explained later...
View ArticleMarvel, Disney and the Intellectual Property of comics
An oft-mentioned aspect of the digital comic discussion at the San Diego Comic Con this year was the role of intellectual property rights, as both a source of revenue for creators but also as victim...
View ArticleDon’t look to Hollywood for insights on piracy, part 1
Late last month, Frederick Huntsberry, the COO of Paramount Pictures, gave a talk at an FCC workshop on the future of broadband policy in the U.S. Â He gave a ten minute Powerpoint presentation about...
View ArticleThe End of Music Piracy? O RLY?
A provocative headline can generate a lot of readers and a lively debate, but it can also do a poor job of indicating what an article is actually about. A recent example is Paul Boutin’s quite...
View ArticleWhat Do We Really Know About Piracy?
Despite years of debates over the morality, prevalence and impact of mass online copyright infringement, actual hard numbers, backed by statistically rigorous methods, are almost impossible to find....
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