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  • When will the NFL Network standoff end?

    Like so many others , I was furious when I couldn't watch the Packers-Cowboys games a few weeks back. The NFL Network is only carried on satellite which is simply not an option for many of us in urban areas like NYC. For those who haven't been paying attention, there's been a long-running...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-27-2007

  • Was DRM-free music an Apple innovation?

    Some people have tried to paint the recent announcement by Apple as example of Apple innovating and Microsoft following . Headlines like " Microsoft changes tune on selling DRM-free songs " are simply misleading - none of the technology companies truly wanted DRM, but they were a necessary evil in selling...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 04-09-2007

  • More on the Music Industry's Slow Death

    This letter from a former customer further illustrates how the music industry is alienating its customers. While I would like to say I responded with something witty, I must admit to being completely flummoxed. There I sat, a loyal music fan who has shelled out actual money to a business that is supposed...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 03-22-2007

  • Steve Jobs and Apple telling half-truths about DRM

    This has already been covered ad nasuem , but I thought I should mention Apple's denouncement of DRM last week. Steve Jobs summarily dismissed Apple's DRM as a result of demands from the record labels. Since Apple does not own or control any music itself, it must license the rights to distribute music...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 02-13-2007

  • Do strict laws encourage anti-social behavior?

    Mowab writes : [T]he idea, generally, is that you encourage community and cooperation by removing the safeguards that would keep you safe if you’re antisocial or don’t try to cooperate. What’s interesting is the corollary argument that social safeguards actually encourage antisocial...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-30-2004
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