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Incumbents Blocking Broadband Stimulus Efforts Because They Don't Like Competition
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| The last thing the government wanted to do in
| the middle of a recession was help fund an
| innovative startup that would disrupt a big
| employer. But there was one interesting aspect
| of the stimulus package: it suggested that
| anyone taking the government money would have
| to share access to infrastructure -- something
| that makes a lot of sense, if you're
| encouraging competition.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100211/1009598132.shtml
EU Council Presidency: Spain pushes for flawed Net policies
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| Last week, the Spanish Presidency of the EU
| Council came up with a new draft resolution1 in
| response to the Commission's communication on
| enhancing the enforcement of intellectual
| property rights (IPR) in the internal market.
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http://www.laquadrature.net/en/eu-council-presidency-spain-pushes-for-flawed-net-policies
Recent:
Veoh Closing Down, UMG Lawsuit Blamed
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| Online video sharing site Veoh is going out
| of business. The AllThingsD blog says it cut
| the entire staff yesterday and a bankruptcy
| filing is expected soon.
|
| [...]
|
| "Veoh is dead. Universal Music lawsuit was
| the main killer. Veoh won resoundingly but
| was mortally wounded by the senseless suit."
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http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i550e90cd48d89b8c0504928f5c1c244e?utm_source=BillboardLatest&utm_medium=twitter
Video Site Veoh Files For Bankruptcy
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| Dmitry Shapiro, CEO and founder of Veoh,
| said part of the company's problems were due
| to a costly legal battle with Universal
| Music Group over copyright infringement and
| the challenging economic environment.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/02/12/video-site-veoh-files-for-bankruptcy
Veoh Shuts Down; What Happens To The Lawsuit?
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| Veoh basically won big in the lawsuit. Time
| and time again, every trick that Universal
| Music tried -- including suing Veoh's
| investors directly, was rejected by the
| judge, and the final ruling late last year
| was that Veoh abided by the DMCA and was
| protected by its safe harbors from Universal
| Music's lawsuit. It was a complete victory.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100211/1657168136.shtml
Warner Music Shoots Self In Head; Says No More Free Streaming
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| You don't compete with "free" by taking your
| ball and going home. You don't compete with
| "free" by pretending that old artificial
| scarcities are coming back after the wall
| has been broken down. You don't compete with
| "free" by suing customers. You don't compete
| with "free" by shunning those who have
| business models that work. You compete with
| free by offering a better product and a
| better business model. WMG is choosing to go
| in the other direction.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100210/1131198110.shtml
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