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Music Royalty Rhetoric Rises
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 11, 2007
Musicians are the backbone of several industries: recording, broadcasting, music publishing, live performance, etc. Several of those industries are currently waging a rhetorical free-for-all over what musicians get paid. It's like watching a pit full of weasels fight over a burger.
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$399 PS3 In November?
 |  Oct 08, 2007  |  First Published: Oct 09, 2007

Could the cheapest Blu-ray Disc player on the market be about to get $100 cheaper? Hot on the heels of a UK announcement of a cheaper PlayStation3, speculation online began that a $399 US model would follow. The Hollywood Reporter cited industry sources that seem to be calling it a done deal, citing that the cheaper PS3 will hit US stores November 2nd.

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JVC Goes 180 Hertz
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 09, 2007
If doubling the refresh rate of an LCD to avoid motion artifacts is a good idea, is tripling it an even better idea? Showgoers at Japan's CEATEC show got an eyeful of a JVC prototype last week that does just that.
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Sling Media Goes to New Places
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 08, 2007
Sling Media is best known for the Slingbox, which ferries your a/v fix from any home device to any computer in the home or over the net. This well-received technology is now multiplying into new uses in the wake of Sling Media's acquisition by EchoStar.
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Copying Is Stealing, Says Sony BMG
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 05, 2007
Buying a CD doesn't give you the right to copy it, a record-company attorney testified in a trial that pit the recording industry against a Native American woman in Minnesota. The single mother of two was successfully sued for using peer-to-peer file sharing to violate numerous copyrights. What may ultimately come to matter more than the verdict were some of the details that emerged along the way.
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iCompetition Heats Up
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 04, 2007
Look out, Steve Jobs. Two (other) large corporations are looking to eat your lunch. Cue famous Steve Jobs scowl. Thank you, sir.
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Universal Expands Web-Enabled HD DVD Connectivity
 |  Oct 04, 2007

Universal is boldly going where no studio has gone with its HD DVD web interactivity. In addition to allowing users to access and download content and share favorite scenes with other HD DVD users on their "Best Buddies" lists, the U-Shop feature will expose users to movie-related online purchases.

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HD Ads Sell Better
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 02, 2007
Viewers who watch high-def commercials are more likely to remember brands, buy stuff, and have a good time than viewers of standard-def commercials, according to a recent survey.
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MGM Lion to Roar in HD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 01, 2007
DirecTV will get a leg up on the Dish Network this fall with the launch of the MGM HD channel, reports Broadcasting & Cable. The lion will roar 24/7.
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Samsung Cancels BD-P2400 And Delays Duo-HD Combi Player
 |  Oct 01, 2007

Reports circulated around the web today that Samsung has canceled the release of its upcoming high-end Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-2400, and that its BD-UP5000 Blu-ray/HD DVD combi player will be delayed until December. And this is not all bad. Let me explain.

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Holiday Heap O' Hi-Def Growing... And Growing
 |  Sep 27, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 28, 2007

Many long-rumored HD releases have been officially announced into fact in recent weeks, and since other news has been slower this week I thought we'd play some catch up.

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Will Zune Acquire Auto Download Magic?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 28, 2007
Zune may be about to start making download decisions for you. The name of the Microsoft patent application in question is "Automatic delivery of personalized content to a portable media player with feedback." That says it all, doesn't it?
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Burn DVDs the Legal Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 27, 2007
Burning a DVD with copyrighted material is about to become legal--under the right circumstances. The DVD Copy Control Association has approved CSS Managed Recording for burning of commercial DVDs.
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Suit Demands Cable Unbundling
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 25, 2007
A lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles federal court demands that the cable and satellite industries offer channels individually, not in tiers.
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NBC to Offer Free Downloads
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 24, 2007
Less than a month after withdrawing from iTunes, NBC has announced it will begin allowing time-limited free downloads of popular shows from its website.
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