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Antony Bruno
Will Obama's copyright czar help save the music?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 15, 2008 - 5:24pmLast updated: November 15, 2008 - 5:25pm
In January, President Obama will appoint a copyright czar. That position -- officially known by the less glamorous-sounding title of intellectual property enforcement coordinator -- was created by the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, signed in mid-October.
Post-merger, Sirius XM faces tricky landscape
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 3, 2008 - 1:14pmLast updated: August 3, 2008 - 1:14pm
Sirius XM Radio will face a host of challenges in navigating the new digital landscape. Over the long haul, the prospect of widespread broadband availability threatens to consign satellite carriers to technological redundancy, as it becomes easier for cell phones and other hand-held devices to stream music over the Internet.
Online services tearing down walls, sharing content
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 27, 2008 - 6:47pmLast updated: July 27, 2008 - 6:48pm
Once littered with walled gardens and content silos, the digital landscape is beginning to sprout a customer-friendly ecosystem of shared content and traffic. Fueling this newfound spirit of interoperability are technologies that enable the sharing of content between sites.
Musicians' unions stay out of digital debate
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 21, 2008 - 7:27amLast updated: July 21, 2008 - 7:27am
Will the music industry ever get organized? With digital distribution of entertainment as the focal point, the TV/film and music industries are embroiled in several disputes between those who create the content and those who distribute it.
Wireless carriers draw fire for service charges
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 1, 2008 - 5:18pmLegal pressure is mounting against U.S. wireless operators over their role in facilitating either false or misleading charges for mobile content -- primarily ringtones. The resulting fallout threatens to stunt an area of potential growth for declining ringtone sales: so-called "off-deck" service providers.
