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Are we ready to throw decades of TV Economics away?
Some say "no way we are not giving anything away for free", others say lets give them some free stuff and once they have bought in, we cash in. Producing interesting TV which brings in money has always been a challenge, but video-on-demand seemed Continue reading »
- December 7, 2005
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Cory Doctorow and Creative Distribution
I voluntarily throw out some of the copyright that I get automatically just by writing stuff down. I do that for political and economic reasons: I think that the increased scope and duration of copyright are strangling free expression, privacy and innovation, and I Continue reading »
- December 6, 2005
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When A Film Goes Digital
Sonderbergh has been an astonishing film director for years. Now he is innovating the way movies are made and distributed. His new movie 'Bubble' will be in the theatres, on DVD and going to the networks at the same time. And it has been Continue reading »
Markets in the Online Public Sphere
William Davies has recently published 'Markets in the Online Public Sphere', on the ippr website. It looks at why the politics and economics of online information has become so fiercely contested, especially around intellectual property, and the nature of the dilemmas this creates for Continue reading »
- December 5, 2005
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Companies That Don’t Exist
Michael Arrington's blog on "TechCrunch", 'Companies I'd like to Profile (but don't exist)' has a list of ten new ideas for companies that he believes there are space for. Continue reading »
A Quick word from Lessig
I said that a "tragedy of the commons" in the sense that Hardin spoke of it wouldn't happen -- meaning an overuse of the resource held in common. The one I spoke of in "The Future of Ideas" was the common right to innovate. That Continue reading »
A Model For Big Content?
After the success of Joss Whedon's science-fiction film Serenity, many are wondering why the series on which it was based, Firefly, got canned -- and how Whedon might be able to pick up where he left off.
Writing in the New Continue reading »
- December 1, 2005
- 4 Comments
Ten Rules for Web Startups
This guide, set up by Evan Williams, looks like a great resource for entrepreneurs looking to start up a new online business. The intructions are clear and accessible. Continue reading »
- November 29, 2005
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Online Storage Box
Looking in boxes is a really good way of storing things that you want to use again later. They're also a good place to look if you need something you don't already have. Cats are the most obvious example because they are always Continue reading »
- November 28, 2005
- 1 Comment
Research on Competitive Strategy and Open Business
I'm a senior lecturer in business information systems at the Australian National University and I'm currently writing a research paper on competitive strategy and open business models.
I'm working on developing theory and a list of requirements and caveats for firms engaging in open approaches Continue reading »


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