To prove that support for strong copyright protection doesn't equate to being in the pocket of the major corporate entertainment industries, I call your attention to an article in the Washington Post last week. The article described how Fox, Virgin and Microsoft had used photos from Internet photo sharing sites [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that “[o]ne of Hollywood's biggest foes is about to be called on the carpet. After years of steering Web surfers to free entertainment, the organizers of a massive directory of pirated movies, music and software in Sweden could finally face serious legal repercussions. Based on [...]
Most public policy experts agree that Internet access drives a country’s economic growth and productivity – so why would French President Nicolas Sarkozy want to impose a tax on the Internet? Well, Sarkozy is proposing to ban commercials from public television to halt the decline in the number of viewers [...]
BBC News reveals that “[o]nline video sharing sites are reaping the benefits of the ongoing writers' strike in the US. According to net measurement firm Nielsen Online, some online video sites have doubled their audience since the strike began at the end of October. The news comes as US-based Pew [...]
According to Reuters, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Tuesday that “[t]he United States is considering action against the European Union with the World Trade Organization over tariffs that the EU imposes on certain electronics products. […] Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Schwab said [...]