“The EFF doesn’t have a plan, they barely have a theory,” Jim Griffin’s bold plan to take P2P file sharing out of the black economy, and into the one that deals with green folding stuff, flopped because it couldn’t explain to songwriters how they’d get paid.
French taxpayer to subsidise music buyers
The European Commission has approved a French scheme to subsidise music downloads for 15-25 year olds. The taxpayer will contribute €25 per user per year to every “Carte Musique” cardholder, which entitles the user to €50 worth of downloads. The cardholder will stump up the other half of the cost of the card. The proposal…
When Dilbert came to Nokia
You may have had your fill of Nokia analysis and features, but I’d like to draw your attention to one more – one that’s very special. The Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat has published a report based on 15 interviews with senior staff. It reads like the transcript to an Oscar-winning documentary where the narrative thread…
Three things to improve Nokia Design
Rather like the old Soviet Politburo, the goal is internal conformity, rather than exciting and surprising the punter. Read more at The Register