The (Bi-)Weekly ‘Loper – July 8, 2007
Posted by Rox in The Weekly 'Loper on Jul 08, 2007
While you were standing in line waiting to purchase your iPhone, here’s what we’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks:
- DRM for Books: Will Publishers Learn Anything from the Music Industry’s Mistakes? – Actually, when it comes to dragging old media into the age of new media, nobody learns from anyone’s mistakes.
- Harry Potter and The Search For “Harry Potter Spoilers” – Of course, before the month’s out, we will all be spoiled. Forever.
- Make and Craft: A Case Study For Entertainment Companies – And now we understand what’s behind Kassia’s recent interest in Finger Puppet Theater.
- The Scream, or They Do It So We Don’t Have To – Tim digs deep into the wonderfully expressive scream and we all feel better for it. Primal!
- Universal, iTunes, and The Problem with Consumers – Universal is hedging its bets by going month-to-month with iTunes. Is it a smart business move or more evidence that the music industry is clueless when it comes to what consumers want? Yes!
- AllOfMP3: The RIAA Wins the Battle, but Loses the War – Will the RIAA ever get it? I somehow doubt it. They’ve been not getting it for so long that even if they accidentally stumbled across it, they wouldn’t know what to do with it.
- That’s What I Like: Scrabble (or Making the Other Guy Cry for Mercy) – Welcome to Medialoper, Tory! Based on her first outing, I’d say she fits right in.
