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Virgin Media, UMG Looking Backward Together
Much has been made about the new subscription service that Virgin Media is launching this coming December. And the timing of the announcement, the day before the Digital Britain Report was released, was no accident. That report, although mostly focused on broadband penetration, suggested that warning letters and “technical solutions” from the ISP’s be... »
Commentary: Are Record Labels Having A Sunni Awakening?
The Brits released the results of a new study yesterday claiming that 7 million people in the UK are illegally file sharing, costing the economy billions of pounds. Consequently the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (SABIP) says it may be hard to change attitudes. Duh. You think? This is news? Give me a... »
Those Pesky Little Swedes
Everybody’s heard about the Pirate Bay ruling by now. There’s nothing I can add to everything that has been written so far other than to say that realistically it won’t have much impact. But my favorite take is Peter Kafka’s post in All Things Digital. »




