Posts Tagged ‘mobile rights’
mSpot Adds PC Functionality to Mobile Movies
Mar 23 by Debra Kaufman | No CommentsToday, mSpot–which streams movies to mobile devices–unveiled streaming-to-PC functionality for movies. With its new streaming-to-PC functionality, mSpot delivers on the hitherto futuristic promise that content will be platform-agnostic. Or, as Tsui puts it, “it is the first service of its kind to combine mobile and PC to deliver streaming full-length movies.”
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AFI DigiFest: New Media Struts Its Stuff
Nov 09 by Debra Kaufman | 2 CommentsWhy does the AFI get involved with digital?,” asked Nick De Martino, Senior Vice President, Media and Technology of the American Film Institute. “It’s about the storytelling. From the very beginning with the nickelodeon, the technology has enabled these stories to be delivered. What’s interesting to me is, does the platform influence the story or is the story eternal? What happens as the platform changes? Do people have to create technology platforms in order for the story to be fully told?”
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Digital Rights Part 2: Points of Conflict and the Possibilities for Change
Oct 06 by Ben Clasper | 1 CommentThis is Part 2 of a two-part article by Ben Clasper, vp at Counterpoint Systems, a leading provider of rights and royalty accounting software. Despite DRM appearing to have been laid to rest, the industry is not making conciliatory moves towards its customers. Instead, it’s started looking at alternative methods, and there are two very worrying recent advances in this area. Copyright theft is not in dispute and this is not a defense of those that in engage in it. There is a huge issue to be addressed but it needs a different approach.
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