The Daily Loper – February 13, 2007

It Looks Like Ted Stevens Was Right After All Edition

Todays links of interest:

• Jobs’ comments not good enough for Norwegian group
  Because talk is one thing, but actions are something else entirely.
• Yahoo Pipes: A User’s Guide
  Kirk swears that this is the coolest thing to happen to RSS since…well, RSS.
• YouTube inks for Digital Music content
  Licensed, full-length televisions shows and motion pictures coming to YouTube.
• Pirates Flagged
  Will YouTube feel the heat from the MySpace piracy filters? Depends on how well they work. Note: article from a NewsCorp publication. Full disclosure and all that.
• ‘Battlestar’ will be back for four
  It goes without saying that we approve, as long as they keep the eps like the one that aired on Sunday to a minimum. All we really want is four or five really great seasons, and a graceful and satisfying ending.
• Veoh to target YouTube viewers
  Veoh launches. Finally.
• Death by 1,000 cuts
  File Under: Music industry death watch.
• Restricted rating urged for films that show smoking
  Canada again. This one, we can get behind.
• IRS Ruling Stings Film Production
  In an effort to curb "runaway" productions, participations and residuals must be included when determining production costs in order to claim a tax credit. Ouch.
• No sleep means no new brain cells
  Explains so much, resolves so little. We need longer days if only for the longer nights.
• Artists, entertainment companies battle over copyright law
  In Canada. Considering the age and importance of copyright, you’d think this would have been resolved decades ago.
• E-Book Author Complains About Unauthorized Physical Copies
  Except the physical copy was authorized by the fact that author Seth Godin apparently didn’t understand the Creative Commons license he applied to his work. Next time try one of the non-commercial licenses Seth.
• Zunewatch 2007
  OK, here’s an interesting challenge. Find someone who is actually using a Zune out in the wild. It’s been almost three months since Zune was released and still no sightings. That’s sort of strange when you consider that Steve Ballmer claims Zune already has a 20% market share. But then Ballmer’s the guy who uses Excel to manage his calendar. His math might be a little fuzzy.