Category: General

Massive Research On ‘Piracy’ Debunks entire Foundation of US Foreign IP Policy

Post author By Philip
Post date March 14, 2011

Massive Research On ‘Piracy’ In Emerging Economies Released; Debunks Entire Foundation Of US Foreign IP Policy http://tinyurl.com/6lfu6dp

I’ve long said that I welcome good research into the issues surrounding unauthorized distribution, because the “studies” sponsored by industry groups are elaborate hoaxes debunked by none less than the US Government Accounting Office.

I could quote sections of the article on the report but really, if you’re concerned about “piracy” and have believed any of the BS from the MPAA or RIAA’s debunked reports, then you owe it to your business future to read at least about the report. Either at the Techdirt.com article above, or over at TorrentFreak.com.

Distribution Item of Interest Monetizing The Business of Production

Power to the People: The Democratization of Film.

Post author By Philip
Post date March 12, 2011

Power to the People: The Democratization of Film http://tinyurl.com/4d6o3wq

This is a really good read by Jeff Steele that starts with how production has been democratized through the use of less expensive tools. That ignores a whole lot of costs associated with quality production that aren’t associated with less expensive tools of production, but let’s allow the point for the moment.

His primary point is that, while production is democratized, financing and distribution are not. Again, I wouldn’t argue.

Interesting Technology Item of Interest The Technology of Production

Ditch the Satellite Truck

Ditch the Satellite Truck: Livestream

http://tinyurl.com/6c26ey3 More disruption of traditional approaches.

Whereas a live remote feed in even recent times was a chore involving a large vehicle and loads of gear – and more than a little smarts to set it up – now Livestream have a dedicated box for less than $2000 that takes video and audio input and live streams it from anywhere via Verizon’s 4G LTE network, with upload speeds of up to 8 Mbits/sec.

That’s a little low for really high quality HD at about 1/3 the rate of AVCCAM at 24 Mbits/sec but it is possible to push a good quality 720P signal through that bandwidth.

Distribution Item of Interest The Business of Production

YouTube Buys Next New Networks

Post author By Philip
Post date March 7, 2011

YouTube Buys Next New Networks in First Big Content Acquisition http://tinyurl.com/45zosv6 As well as beet.tv’s coverage, paidcontent.org andÂ Silicon Alley Insider have coverage.

As I suggested over a year ago, Google are getting into the content business. As rumored two months ago, Google have purchased Next New Networks for an undisclosed sum. This makes sense as Next New was heavily dependent on YouTube for distribution.

Distribution Item of Interest

Tools for Connecting with Bloggers, Tweets et al

Post author By Philip
Post date March 7, 2011

Tools for Connecting with Bloggers, Twitterers, Superfans and Groups http://tinyurl.com/2vpuv2e

In the modern era of independent production and distribution, the “first audience” is a core concept. Find the first audience – those that will be interested in the topic of your independent project, and reach out to them first.

Finding appropriate bloggers, tweeters, groups (and hopefully) superfans, is the challenging part. These tools are designed to help with that.

No really suitable section for quoting as it’s all just good reference material.

Business & Marketing Distribution Item of Interest

For Every Entertainment Industry Job “lost” to Infringement….

Post author By Philip
Post date March 7, 2011

For Every Entertainment Industry Job ‘Lost’ To Infringement, – 12 Jobs Be Created Elsewhere? http://tinyurl.com/4vtott2

It’s an interesting piece of research particularly int he light of the discredited (by the US Government Accounting Office) “studies” by the RIAA and MPAA, which never take into account any potential positive of unauthorized distribution, aka free publicity.

Interesting Technology Item of Interest

Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software

Post author By Philip
Post date March 5, 2011

Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software http://tinyurl.com/4aplu9h

This is a fascinating article on how software can detect patterns of behavior from thousands and thousands of pages of documents. This technology goes way beyond searching for keywords:

Apple Pro Apps Item of Interest

The Terence and Philip Show Episode 21

Post author By Philip
Post date March 4, 2011
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The Terence and Philip Show Episode 21: Talking about the “new” Final Cut Pro http://tinyurl.com/69c9mqw

This is the show where we talk for twenty eight and a half minutes about a version of Final Cut Pro that neither of us have seen, nor have any real information about. We make some intelligent guesses on what to expect.

It’ll be fun to revisit this after the new Final Cut Pro is released.

HTML5 Item of Interest

HTML5 Adoption for Web Video Continues to Grow

Post author By Philip
Post date March 1, 2011

HTML5 Adoption for Web Video Continues to Grow http://tinyurl.com/4cwhnaz

In the time thatÂ MeFeedia has been tracking H.264 for HTML5 video on the web, the numbers have grown from 10% in Jan 2010, to 63% in Feb 2011. Â That’s a huge boost for H.264 as the message gets out. It’s not good news for WebM, which frankly is only going to take off if Google does something incredibly stupid like making YouTube WebM only. (I doubt it since they have a contract for H.264 versions with Apple, it would appear.)

Distribution Interesting Technology Item of Interest Media Consumption

When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash?

Post author By Philip
Post date February 28, 2011
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When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash? http://tinyurl.com/4gphemz

To answer the question: probably never. What the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch have shown, 160 million users don’t seem to be having a problem in a Flash-free world.