Tag Archives: Internet

On SOPA: More To Do

By C.G. | Published: January 17, 2012

Mike Masnick on how far we, the Internet, have come in fighting SOPA and why there is more to do: This isn’t about one bill. This isn’t about one issue. This is about an entire process. This is about the public — not the big corporations — finally saying “enough is enough” and making Congress [...]

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Scarcity And The Movie Industry

By C.G. | Published: January 15, 2012

Fred Wilson on the movie industry: I am sure there was a time when scarcity was a good business model for the film industry. And I am sure that many of the leaders of the film industry came of age during that time. I understand their muscle memory in terms of the scarcity business model. [...]

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Would Obama Sign SOPA?

By C.G. | Published: December 27, 2011

From Mike Masnick of TechDirt in response to a post by Arik Hesseldahl on wether Obama would sign SOPA/PIPA into law: Heading into what may be a difficult election year, and dependent on money from Hollywood and unions (the big Democratic funders), this is an easy call. He’d sign it in a heartbeat. Any bill [...]

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GoDaddy Drops SOPA Support

By C.G. | Published: December 23, 2011

From TechDirt: So it seems that GoDaddy changed their mind about SOPA. Other organizations seems to be denying support or removing their names from the list of supporters in the wake of extreme pressure and public scorn – and this is after the bill was tabled until next year. But I don’t know if taking [...]

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When Is The Internet Awake?

By C.G. | Published: November 18, 2011

Using Twitter activity, this HTML5 website shows when most countries are active on the Internet. Via The Awl

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