Media +Technology Intelligence
Copyright Critics of the failed Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act (SOPA/PIPA) have been having some fun with some internal RIAA and IFPI materials regarding the music industry’s anti-piracy efforts that leaked to TorrentFreak last week. Part of the cache includes a PowerPoint presentation delivered by RIAA deputy general counsel Victoria Sheckler to Read More …
The Media Wonk got a fair amount of feedback on a post from last week on the controversy over the MPAA’s petition to the FCC for a waiver on the rules on selectable output controls. Some readers liked my analysis; others were something less-than convinced. I commend both to this feature article on Best Buy Read More …
The long-running battle at the Federal Communications Commission over the MPAA’s petition for a waiver of the rules banning the use of selectable output controls on devices that can receive TV signals is turning into a textbook example of how regulation can distort business decisions. The electronics industry is the economic sector that produces electronic Read More …