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If only …

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Richard

Hindsight is 20-20. The record labels have never had great foresight, otherwise they may now been offering concerts, ticketing, merchandise, and many non-music ways to make money. This one beats it all. Seymour Stein as quoted in the Globe and … Continue reading →

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An Internet copyright levy?

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Richard

In his Midem blog post A Very Taxing Situation, Ted Cohen suggests we should consider a flat rate levy/tax/tarriff imposed on ISPs to compensate for unlicensed downloads and transportation of media. “There’s a lot of discussion these days about the … Continue reading →

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Digital Hollywood Panel

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Richard

Last week, I was a panelist at Digital Hollywood. As usual I was invited to speak to issues around the intersection of technology, digital entertainment business models and content licensing. It turned out to be a great discussion. I suspect … Continue reading →

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The Value of Music: Is downloading really stealing?

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Richard

Today, I was talking to a collegue about how his 19 year old daughter gets her music. He told me about that a few weeks ago his daughter had 4 friends over to the house and they were on her … Continue reading →

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Searching for Search Growth — The Truth is Still Out There

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Richard

In the last week, Nielson//NetRatings and comScore Media Metrix, two competing Internet measurement companies, both released their search engine results — with contradictory findings and implications for GYM. Tables 1 & 2 show Nielson//NetRatings results while Table 3 shows comScore … Continue reading →

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