Archive for August 25th, 2005
Warner Prepares Download-Only Label
“Warner Music Group is creating a new music-distribution mechanism that will rely on digital downloads instead of compact discs.
“Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music’s chairman and CEO, said Monday that the new mechanism will be called an ‘e-label,’ in which artists will release music in clusters of three songs every few months rather than a CD every few years.”
Declan McCullagh. Warner Music Readies CD-Free ‘E-label.‘ News.com. Aug. 22, 2005.
See also:
Warner Music Group. Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Delivers Keynote Address at Progress and Freedom Foundation’s 2005 Aspen Summit. Aug. 22, 2005.
Competing DVD Formats Possible Next Year
“The possibility that consumers will have to choose from two competing DVD formats next year is growing now that negotiations have broken down between the groups behind the different standards.
“Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp., which supports a format known as Blu-ray, and a bloc led by Toshiba Corp., which backs the rival HD DVD system, began discussions this year to see whether they could agree on a unified format. But the talks have been suspended indefinitely.”
Associated Press. Talks Between DVD Groups Break Down. SiliconValley.com. Aug. 23, 2005.
See also:
DVD Forum: An international organization composed of hardware, software, and entertainment companies that use and develop the DVD format. The group also licenses the DVD format and logo. DVD Forum is promoting the HD DVD standard.
Blu-ray Disc Association: An international organization composed of hardware, software, and entertainments companies that is promoting and further developing business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc, an optical disc format that has higher capacity (22 GB) than the HD DVD format (17 GB).
Resources for Digital Copyright & Licensing
"The
digitization of life in our world is creating more and more questions in the
world of copyright and licensing.
"The following information is meant to give
you a brief overview of some of the many issues you may encounter.
Additionally, it is meant to provide you with some reliable resources to use in
your quest to obtain appropriate permissions for the use of copyrighted works."
Therese A.Clark Arado. Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials – A Resource Guide. LLRX.com. Aug. 19, 2005.
Resources for Digital Copyright & Licensing
"The
digitization of life in our world is creating more and more questions in the
world of copyright and licensing.
"The following information is meant to give
you a brief overview of some of the many issues you may encounter.
Additionally, it is meant to provide you with some reliable resources to use in
your quest to obtain appropriate permissions for the use of copyrighted works."
Therese A.Clark Arado. Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials – A Resource Guide. LLRX.com. Aug. 19, 2005.
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