Fox owner Rupert Murdoch “goes candid on reporting” saying: Stop having people write articles to win Pulitzer Prizes–give readers something they want to read. I don’t know about you, but even though I don’t read every prize winning story or series, their value is undeniable. The awardees often have done a lot of hard (and …
National broadband sounds like a great idea, but a recent FCC proposal looks a little less appealing. The Federal Communications Commission is looking for a bidder to provide free broadband service in the 1.9 GHz-2.1 GHz bands, agency Chair Kevin Martin told reporters on Friday. … There will be one more requirement for the service. …
David Pogue explains his hesitation to e-Publish his book: Unfortunately, I’ve had terrible experiences releasing my books in electronic form. Twice in my career, ‘blind’ people e-mailed me, requesting a PDF of one of my books. Both times, I sent one over–and both times, it was all over the piracy sites within 48 hours, free …
Some of these go way back… Best Buy challenges FCC over analog TV sales penalty: If this continues it could become a defining case in the reach of the FCC. YouTomb: “YouTomb continually monitors the most popular videos on YouTube for copyright-related takedowns. Any information available in the metadata is retained, including who issued the …
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.
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