Gerd Leonhard: TheEndOfControl

Economic Egoism and the Quest for Control

Is it ALL about maximizing your profit and retaining control over the market? Is the short-tern view towards immediate profit sustainable in the long-term? In this networked and hyper-connected word, if you can have and maintain complete control is it still okay and 'natural' to do so and do exploit the advantage to the fullest?  Here is a quote from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: "economic egoism'' has led to what may be the worst economic contraction since the depression of the 1930s"
Maybe this video, below, can illustrate the point a bit?

The Intend to Share is already a Criminal Act

Says the MPAA

"...the MPAA,...told Judge Davis that peer-to-peer users automatically should be liable for infringement. The only purpose for placing copyrighted works in the shared folder is, of course, to 'share,' by making those works available to countless other P2P networks," the MPAA wrote."

And more from the Wired blog: "You don't have to prove actual distribution. You need to prove there's works in the share folder, and that is distribution," said Joseph Geisman, MPAA's chief intellectual property attorney, as he described the so-called "making available" concept"

War is peace and peace is war. Right?

Who has Control now?

Good slideshow that touches on the issues of content control (by David Cushman)

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Mobile: Nokia: The Mobile Future Is Wide Open

Nokia buys Symbian: Linux News: Mobile: Nokia: The Mobile Future Is Wide Open.

"It further validates our vision and the importance of openness"

Crunchgear has some good comments here, and the NYT has a good, related story on Nokia here.  Highlights from the NYT:

• Nokia wants to transform itself into a next-generation entertainment company
• Nokia is also positioning itself as a promoter of social networking, with photo and video sharing and games for users of its cellphones

“Change is painful, but you have to figure this out in order to be successful,” said Mr. Ojanpera, who is based in White Plains. “The question is, are you willing to play by the new rules?”

Very interesting path Nokia is taking here - and true to their mantra I guess:

China Internet control unacceptable - European Commissioner - Forbes.com

Link: China Internet control unacceptable - European Commissioner - Forbes.com.

"We say for instance to the Chinese, very clearly so, that their blocking of certain Internet content is absolutely unacceptable,' said Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media...'So Europe speaks up in this sense, and is fighting for the freedom of speech and the freedom to receive the news,' she said."

Copyright 2.0: Control or.... New Revenues?

Cross-posted from my MediaFuturist blog

I am currently in Kristiansand Norway, taking part in a think-tank event organized by Peter Jenner (of the IMMF) on the subject of the Digital Flat Rate (Digital Music News covered it here... kind of ;). Here is my PDF (8 MB) with my presentation on Copyright 2.0.  Copyright_2.0 Gerd Leonhard Kristiansand Norway June 2008.pdf.

Some key points from this presentation:

• An actual distinction between ‘Copy’ vs ‘Performance’ of music no longer exists
• Even if that difference could be maintained: the ‘Selling of Copies’ of music (CDs or downloads) is no longer a growing business, or a sustainable model
• The exclusive right to ‘make copies’ is becoming impossible to enforce
• Criminalization of Sharing and Policing of Web-Access is not the kind of ‘Justice’ our society can afford (see my response to Paul Mc Guinness' speech at Midem 2008 here)
• New Permissions & ‘Usage-Rights’ for Digital Music can and will solve this problem
• Do we want the Fair Remuneration of the Creators or do we prefer - at all costs - to maintain the Industry’s Control over the Users fka Consumers?

Wordle Cloud of EndofControl tags

Just discovered the great Wordle tool via Ted's Bruno Giussani's blog.  This is what it did with my End of Control Introduction --- quite interesting. Easy to see what it's all about: Content Control Media ;).

Empowered Users, Unlimited Choice - Control is shared

Via Neil Perkin

The Studios are Back in Control (says AlwaysOn)

Says Tony at AlwaysOn: The Studios are Back in Control | AlwaysOn.  Interesting: This interview was done with a Nokia N95!. He does not quiet explain how or why... but... maybe that's still coming?

Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every Zune (via New York Times Blog)

Link: Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every Zune - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog.

"Mr. Perrette said the plan was to create “filtering technology that allows for playback of legitimately purchased content versus non-legitimately purchased content.... At the same time, it will be difficult for Microsoft to add features that consumers don’t like to its Zune products, which already lag far behind Apple in the market. Mr. Perrette said NBC understands the potential resistance. “In the short term, this will not win us a lot of friends,” he said. “In the long term, the consumer wants there to be quality premium-produced content, and in order for that to continue to be a viable business, there needs to be significant protection around it.”

Bizarre story - I can help wonder WHO WILL BUY A ZUNE if this is what happens. Help me out here...anyone?