HD Radio – whats the holdup? | Tech news blog – CNET News.com This is a question I’ve been wondering myself…and the author begins and closes with, but doesn’t directly point to, the answer: digital radio in the U.S. needs to start in cars. I’d guess that this is where most people listen to the …
A neutral Net needs up to twice the bandwidth of a tiered network This article is a bit dated, but here’s an interesting take on the economics of tiered vs dumb network architecture: According to Isenberg, the cheapest and best alternative is simply to build out dumb capacity: to “overprovision” by as much as 100 …
Did ya know? Its Fair Use Day: July 11, 2007 I had no idea today was “Fair Use Day.” As for how to make the best of Fair Use Day, founder Eric Clifford told Ars that users should “enjoy fair use in any way that you can,” but he added that “the problem is that …
Under NFL Rule, Media Web Sites Are Given Just 45 Seconds to Score – washingtonpost.com From the organization that brought you the exaggerated “Any other use of this telecast … without the NFL’s consent, is prohibited.” statement at the end of every game, the NFL has imposed new rules on news organizations. News organizations can …
John is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He studies the social impact of media technology law and policy, with a special emphasis on copyright. He also is an instructional technology consultant for DoIT-Academic Technology.
John doesn't update his blog often, and many of the thoughts are probably half-baked. While the web has sort of an eternal memory, the current and future reader is urged not to take all of this too seriously.
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