Business Is writing down lyrics ripping off an artist? The rights industries are better equipped to deal with fair use exploits, scholarly research and other similar defenses for monetizing copyright works. Is Rap Genius immune?
Business Are app devs now facing the musician's dilemma? For more than 15 years I made a living in the copyright industries. A great frustrated is listening to those who complain that a $10 ebook costs too much, or that a 99 cent song is too expensive, while simultaneously burning $100 on a boozy night out.
Technology Adobe drops ownership for access model subscription Adobe is killing off its Creative Suite as it moves to the cloud. The future is here and the naysayers are wrong.
Business Imagine if J.C.Penny was a record label The refrain remains the same. Tech blogger says that major record label execs are Luddites, incapable of adapting to the digital transformation.
Business Breaking into Silicon Valley The best way to break into Silicon Valley? Jason M. Lemkin says, "product flattery." Read on to see what he means.
Business The helpfulness of criticism I took a meeting with a VC the other day about my startup, "eBay for digital objects meets the social graph." There were a lot of negatives. Here's how I received the news.
Business Yahoo!'s VPN logs don't lie? Business Insider says that Marissa Mayer's work from home ban was supported by VPN data indicating that some external employees weren't logging in to Yahoo!s network. No login, no work?
Business How to manage a Kickstarter campaign A great Kickstarter campaign relies on great communication. Here's how two projects that went sideways got it right.
Business Apple (APPL) stock manipulation? Apple Insider claims fund manager Doug Kass yesterday tweeted a rumor of a forthcoming stock split announcement at Apple's shareholder meeting in order to "clear profits."
Business SF MusicTech I'll be at the SF MusicTech summit tomorrow, which will be my first and looks like being quite a lot of fun. If you're also attending and interested in social commerce and/or the convergence of entertainment/media/tech, let's connect.
Business The Tesla vs. Broder tiff How is it that a story about Tesla's Supercharger network has morphed into one about whether electric cars are ready for the mass market?
Business On Australians getting 'rorted' by Adobe, Apple & Microsoft Quite a lot of press Down Under regarding software pricing disparity between the U.S. and Australian markets. Exactly how bad is it?
Business The 'straw' that broke the banks? Something has got to give in how we interact with the banking sector ...
Business Understanding what's stuck We have 100% seatbelt understanding among the flying population ... why do flight attendants repeat the instructions literally millions of times a year?
Business When planning meets the road It's pretty clear that we need to get our ideas to market earlier than later. If you're concerned that someone's going to "steal your idea," think about the alternative. Is nothing at all any different?
Business The experience economy The trend toward experiences is important for technology startups. The era of competing over technical specifications is over.
Business DRM debate wrongly still about locks and keys The IDPF wants to create a DRM standard "occupying a middle ground between strong DRM and DRM-free." Here's what they should focus on instead.
Business Klout isn't evil, but ... Anyone prepared to make business decisions based on the 'social relevance' of a person shouldn't be making those kinds of decisions.
Business The joy of finding a competitor, and the fallout The past several months I’ve been working at pace on an idea that I developed back in 2008. It monetizes the sale of digital content over social networks.
Business Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs & leadership Steve Jobs helped to transform seven industries. Here are the 14 leadership lessons Isaacson attributes to Jobs' success.
Business On the Maron/Lefsetz email exchange The title of this post could easily have been "Lefsetz doesn't get he's the problem." That's commonly the case.
Business Making it in America Steve Tobak over at CBS MoneyWatch has this to say about achieving the American Dream (whatever that actually is) … and just in case you’re wondering it most certainly doesn’t involve dreaming.
Business This is why recorded music is in a hole Video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 "established a new five-day sell-through record of more than $US775 million" worldwide according to a report in the Fairfax media.
Business Content ain't king, and neither is distribution In 1996 when considering the future of the internet Bill Gates famously wrote that 'content is king'. Meanwhile others argue in 2011 that 'distribution is king'. In 2012 the only king of the internet is attention.
Business Can you handle the truth? In a recent post titled Neil Patel blogged about the need to be able to openly receive the 'truth' if we’re to grow a business. Be on the lookout for false prophets.
