New Media Consultancy :

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

PEER-TO-PEER & NAPSTER

P2P & The Digital Marketplace, Keynote Presentation at ACSEL Conference (October 26, 2000)

The Semi-Annual ACSEL Conference, organized by the Economic & Commercial Affairs Bureau of the French Embassy, is attended by executives from a broad cross-section of the French new media industry including financial services, telecommunications, the investment community, dot.coms, and government officials. ACSEL (Association pour le Commerce et les Services en Ligne) gathers over 200 companies and organizations in the French multimedia and e-commerce industry.

The Digital Economy: How Digital Goods Are Reshaping The Rules Of Commerce

To be published in COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES' special issue "From the Net to the New Economy: Critical and Prospective Views" and presented at IDATE Foundation seminar on November 15 in Montpellier, France. The objective of the IDATE Foundation seminars is to gather the Foundation's industrial members, such as Alcatel, Canal +, Ericsson, France Telecom and Nokia, to discuss issues impacting the multimedia and communications industry.

Napster's Defense: Why Boies Is Wrong!

But ultimately, it is what is said in the courtroom (and in Congress) that will determine not only the fate of Napster and the recording industry, but the manner in which traditional copyright rules are interpreted to the new digital medium. If Napster and the now-legendary David Boies have their way, copyright will never be the same again!

MusicDish Comments on Napster Preliminary Injunction Ruling

Music & New Media Professionals Side with Federal District Court Judge on Napster
Results from Napster Survey: Fair Usage On The Internet

A recent Mi2N/MusicDish survey conducted of music and new media professionals found that a majority of respondents (56%) disagreed with Napster's argument that it "facilitates the private, noncommercial use of previously owned recorded musical works." In fact, 60% believed that Napster "substantially participates in the copyright infringement of artists and labels recorded works" and should be held liable for the actions of their users.

Music File Sharing Study Uses Faulty Methodology

VNU Entertainment Marketing Solutions and Reciprocal released a study last week, "Measuring the Influence of Music Sharing," which claims that music file sharing 'a la Napster' was having a measurable impact on retail music sales among college consumers. Whether one believes that music file sharing is having a beneficial or detrimental impact on music sales, however, the study in itself is faulty.