As Chris Anderson states in The Long Tail, “It’s the Internet that has become the ultimate discovery vehicle for new music.” Deana Sobel’s article “A Bite Out of Apple? iTunes, Interoperability, and France’s Dadvsi Law” examines how that “ultimate discovery vehicle” has led to an ultimately-contested copyright problem – a topic Anderson addresses as well.
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Archive for July, 2008
A Need for Regulation – Common threads between The Long Tail and “A Bite Out of Apple? iTunes, Ineroperability, and France’s Dadvsi Law”
Posted in Abstract, Net-centric Economics on July 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Factors of Success
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Reflection on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My learning goals for Net-Centric Economics are surprisingly undefined. I am a heavily goal-oriented person and succeed the most when I have an outlined set of goals to strive for. However, what I am most hoping to gain from this course is quite simply a re-introduction to Economics and insights regarding the digital economy. As [...]
Reflection on Media Economics
Posted in Net-centric Economics, Reflection on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In reflection of the readings and discussions on June 30, I was most surprised to find that my ability to relate to the Economics subject matter has far increased compared to when I was studying Economics 101 and 102 (micro- and macro-) at age 18.
I found the works Media Economics and “Economics of Information Technology” [...]
The Seattle Times uses streaming media?
Posted in Streaming Media on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Washington state’s largest daily print newspaper, The Seattle Times, utilizes streaming media on its home page.
While doing public relations outreach a couple of years ago, I encountered the trend toward streaming media firsthand. I was taken aback when an editor at the Times confirmed over the phone with me that her team had plans to cover my client’s event − in a nontraditional [...]
