Social DRM: How Much is Too Much Information?
I have been thinking about the concept of Social DRM for e-books a bit more lately. It’s a model I beleive can work, but I wonder how much is too much information to embed. I think a watermark containing something like “This e-book prepared especially for John Doe (jdoe@jdoe.com)” is perfectly acceptable.
But, does [...]
It’s OK - We’re Good Pirates
What?
According to Karen Croxson, digital piracy may help companies. As a new-media minded person working in a traditionally old-media world I am a little conflicted here. I am coming around to Chris Anderson’s Free mantra, and I absolutely believe my industry had better move a hell of a lot faster to adapt to [...]
Social DRM, the Death of Copyright and the Fallacy of Piracy
There is some really great debate over on the TeleRead Blog concerning DRM, copyright, and piracy. As the TeleRead blog has grown, David has added new columnists (disclaimer: including Wiley publisher Joe Wikert) which has really added to the conversation.
David Rothman agrees with Adobe’s Bill McCoy on the use of Social DRM, but also [...]
The Changing Publishing Landscape - Introducing Wrox Blox
I often write about the changes in publishing caused by disruptive technologies and the need for publishers to make their own changes in order to stay relevant. Today we have launched Wrox Blox, a new product for programmers that hopefully will strike a chord with a market that often looks to the web for [...]
Apple to Offer DRM-Free Music Via iTunes
No Beatles CD catalog for Apple today, but the news is just as sweet. At today’s Apple press conference in London, Steve Jobs announced that EMI’s entire digital music catalog will be available on iTunes in May. Oh, did I mention it will be DRM-free?
The sans-DRM music is higher quality (256 kbps [...]
