File sharing has weakened copyright—and helped society http bit.ly bcwl1W Copyright is about creating incentives to create. It is not about protecting the business models of entrenched players. Given that there is currently zero evidence that file sharing has hurt
In the first 28 days, sales of Apple's iPad soared past a million. After two months, the device remains sold out in retail stores throughout the world. The conservative naysayers were wrong again. Steve Jobs scored another home run—as usual.
Apple’s new iPhone, its fourth in four years, reaches stores on Thursday. Ordinarily, this is where you’d expect to find a review of it. But honestly — what’s the point? The iPhone 4 is already a hit. AT&T says that
That is the question on everyone’s mind, and the topic that will be the focus on MobileBeat 2010. “The year of the superphone and who will profit” is the theme of VentureBeat’s third annual conference on the future of mobile,
Indie Video Store Vidiots Launches a Film Studies Program. Summer school should be an oxymoron. Or at the very least, a Vidiot. Come July, the venerable indie video store kicks off its film studies program where cinephiles gather inside the
Fans of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" are in for a very special episode Tuesday evening. As detailed in an announcement on the Jimmy Kimmel Live Facebook page, a power outage shut down filming of the show an hour before taping. With
You could taste the level of excitement Monday at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center as Apple’s founder and uber CEO Steve Jobs kicked off the computer giant’s 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference. It was here that he unveiled the company’s latest
This new interactive video catalog for IKEA is simply awesome. Some awesome quick cut intros leading into slow motion sequences that show off each of the room. Click www.ikea.com to watch.
Fans can vote, pitch ideas at newly launched production site. Syfy is giving online fans a chance to write and design every aspect of an upcoming Saturday night creature feature. The network is launching a production site, B Movie Mogul,
Heather Menicucci is the managing producer at Howcast’s Emerging Filmmakers Program. She has shot, produced, and edited award winning shorts, corporate videos, educational programs and an Areosmith documentary. She’s also a fan of all things DIY, and is the author
We sell a number of different quality shoulder mount rigs for HDSLR cameras, but often we have customers that just want to keep their cameras small and lightweight. One of the major advantages of shooting with an HDSLR is the
RED's Jim Jannard has hit out at DSLR shooters, saying they should be 'embarrassed' to be shooting 1080p on line skipping sensors. UPDATE Some interpretations of Jim's comments have it that Jannard was addressing Canon and not DSLR users. If
OK, now that I have your attention, let me answer the question. Without a doubt – no – at least not for a while. There sure is a lot of sturm und drang on the Internet lately about the supposed
One of the many neat features of the new HTC EVO 4G is its ability to record 720p HD video. Of course, the resolution alone doesn’t say much about how the videos look, which is why we decided to take
Like Easter Eggs hidden inside DVD film releases, consumer DSLRs that shoot video are presenting hackers with golden opportunities to uncover previously unknown delights. There was Trammel Hudson who with his Magic Lantern firmware for the Canon 5D MkII provided
It's official Stop what you're doing, and go enter to win a new iPhone 4 with a ton of cool extras. I won't ramble on about it since all the details are on the Giveaway page. Go have a look
How is transmedia production and distribution different from film, tv, video and game distribution? Join Anita Ondine and David Beard as they deliver a practical overview of the process of producing and distributing transmedia experiences. From budgeting and scheduling to
The era of collecting movies may finally be on the wane. Eminent film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has the centerpiece article in this summer's Cineaste
When it comes to tech news, Steve Jobs “is all over it,” to use the phrase the Apple CEO employed in an e mail explaining his company’s investigation of suicides at the Chinese factory making iPhones. Yet his on the
One of the difficulties that many up and coming editors face in this age of DIY has to do with social connections. With the size of editing crews down to the bare minimum, it is hard for people to learn
Given Proper Marketing Support, Opportunities Abound for Slate of Smaller Films. For all the talk about how movie studios were concentrating their spending on franchises and well known properties with pre sold audiences, if you look at the release schedule