Volume 2, Issue 19
May 12, 2006

Of Errors and Etiquette, Part One: Linux
and
Errors and Etiquette, Part Two: The End

A paper on the DMCA published by another think tank a few weeks back garnered a lot of criticism around the halls of PFF. Solveig Singleton volunteered to rationally critique some of the paper's conclusions, including DVD players for Linux operating systems and claims of a great content industry conspiracy.

Read Solveig's blogs here and here (5/8/2006)

DMCA,
More DMCA Comment
and
Still More DMCA Comment

Solveig Singleton released a paper this week discussing recent critiques of the DMCA and was met with a flurry of responses. Jim DeLong and Patrick Ross share a few of the reactions the paper received.

Read Jim's and Patrick's blogs here, here and here (5/11/2006)

The Awful Truth
and
It's Happening!

A major tech magazine recently published an article pointing out that the amount of songs sold on iTunes make up a very small percentage of the available storage space on all the iPods sold. Jim DeLong questions why consumers don't realize that widespread file-sharing will ultimately limit choices in the market and points to an example in South Korea.

Read Jim's blogs (5/9/2006)

More Market Growth
And
Bandwidth

An entertainment company has worked out a deal to distribute movies through BitTorrent, a move that Patrick Ross applauds but with some concerns. Jim DeLong shares some interesting information concerning BitTorrent and bandwidth usage that will be highly relevant if the technology catches on as a tool for legitimate distribution.

Read Patrick's and Jim's blogs here and here (5/9/2006)

The Viral Video Business Model

Like many of us, Patrick Ross caught the entertainment portion of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on C-SPAN, and is trying not to be bitter about not being invited to attend. While the debate about whether the entertainment was a hit or not has sputtered, Patrick takes note of an intellectual property rights controversy that has stemmed from the event.

Read Patrick's blog (5/8/2006)