March 23, 2004
Scientific American: Interview with Leonardo Chiariglione.
I don't see these systems as a solution in the long run, because they put too many limits on the users. The music is watermarked or encrypted with Digital Right Management algorithms and is then decrypted by your player. The problem is that every store has its own proprietary system, which is incompatible with the others.
Wired News: Pay Once, Share Often With LWDRM.
The basic idea of LWDRM is that the consumer will be allowed to copy music clips within a framework of fair use. At the same time, the consumer will be totally responsible for anything that happens with the music file once the certificate is attached to it.
MSNBC: All Eyes on Google.
Steven Levy. Typical Google big-think. But skeptics are saying that Google's increasingly varied roster of services shows that the company is losing focus. And that its bottom-up style causes chronic disorganization. CEO Schmidt isn't worried. "I believe the disorganization is a feature," he says.
Good Experience: Google = Good Experience.
Yet the reason for Google's success is anything but traditional. Google's approach to business is simple, a single rule that - if applied consistently across all channels, interfaces, and products - will yield tremendous results: Create a good customer experience.
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