January 2011
9 posts
“I’m all for fast wireless broadband, but relying on wireless to solve this...”
– Obama, Mobile Broadband Won’t Save Us: Broadband News and Analysis «
“In short, the road to our present universe teeming with viruses, worms and...”
– 25 Years of Digital Vandalism - NYTimes.com
“Phil Kent, CEO of Turner Broadcasting Systems, a Time Warner company, has gone...”
– What Hollywood Execs Privately Say About Netflix - The Hollywood Reporter
“This puts MySpace in a strange void: it’s a site where nothing is...”
– Sorry, You’re Still Married to MySpace Music… - Digital Music News
SUPER SANTA BARBARA 2011 | On Net Neutrality →
This quickly assembled exhibition, showcasing 15 local contemporary artists is designed to encourage fresh conversation and debate about the important, but poorly-understood issue of Net Neutrality - and it’s (direct/indirect) relationship to our community.
“Under the new rules, any site that exercises even the smallest amount of...”
– Italy rules YouTube and other video sites are like TV stations, are liable for content — Engadget
“But the first-sale doctrine only applies to tangible goods, such as CDs. Digital...”
– Who owns your digital downloads? (Hint: it’s not you)
Well, at least as long as Vernor stands.
“What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2011?”
– What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2011?
What other works would be entering the public domain if we had the pre-1978 copyright laws? You might recognize some of the titles below.
The first two volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of...