Media +Technology Intelligence
Three-strikes Efforts by media companies to put ISPs on the hook for piracy on their networks are coming to a head on several fronts this week. In France, where the newly created HADOPI agency on Monday began processing complaints from copyright owners that could lead to repeat infringers losing Internet access, media companies and ISPs Read More …
Copyright Maybe its just a coincidence of timing, but courts and copyright authorities suddenly seem very solicitous toward “transformative” uses of copyrighted works by creators other than the original rights owner. Last week, as part of its triennial rulemaking process, the U.S. Copyright Office granted a first-time exemption from the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions for hacking Read More …
Infrastructure The idea for TV Everywhere may have originated with pay-TV networks looking for a way to distribute their programs online without undercutting carriage fees from cable MSOs, but network operators have lately been getting serious about online distribution too, at least behind the scenes. Comcast’s Project Inifinity is becoming a model for cable MSOs Read More …
Tablets BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has summoned the press to an event in New York on Tuesday, where it is expected to announce plans for a November rollout of a a tablet device. Reports say the device will be called the Blackpad and will feature the same 9.7-inch screen as Apple’s iPad. The device is Read More …