The Daily Loper – October 13, 2006

Luck is The Residue of Design Edition

Today’s links of interest:

• Interview: Michael J. Nelson
  After the interviewer stops trying to be match wits with one of the people behind what is arguably the funniest TV show ever, he asks some pretty good questions.
• Fox uses Treo to break N.Y. plane crash news
  Uh, good?
• Oprah, Bono promote clothing line, iPod
  Oprah . . . Bono.
  Bono . . . Oprah.
• TV Spectrum to Be Opened for Other Uses
  Let us all ponder, for a moment, the notion that the spectrum has white space. Then let us move on to the fact that the FCC is charge of these decisions. Which thought is scarier?
• There’s no room for a third high-def format
  Actually, there isn’t really room for two.
• Google faces copyright fight over YouTube
  Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s all about protecting the work. Or the money. Your call.
• New TV shows getting praise, but not viewers
  Where is the audience? Why aren’t they watching. Not that we siad this would happen, but one interviewee sums it up nicely, "There’s an awful lot on. I may have to just wait for the reruns."
• What time is prime time?
  An exploration about how two members of the ‘loper team are desperately avoide Lost Season One spoilers…in the year 2006.
• Digging for the meaning of fake news’ acceptance
  Because behind the satire is the truth that the "real" news outlets refuse to see.
• Music sales weaken in first half
  They’re up, they’re down, they’re flat. It’s so hard to get a handle on how the music business is doing these days.
• Hamish McRae: Why intellectual property is a vital trade for the English-speaking world
  The best thing about the Google/YouTube deal is the renewed interest in discussing copyright and intellectual property.
• Anti-piracy system could hurt YouTube
  Or not. Could go either way. Or in an entirely different direction as media owners start to realize alternate ways of making money off of content.
• Microsoft: Windows Vista is on schedule
  Igniting a debate about what "on schedule" really means…