vol. 2, issue 3
July, 2004
 

Digital Rights Still a Morass Attendees at Jupiter Media's  Digital Rights Management Strategies Conference held April 12-14 in New York received the latest information on the state of copyright in the digital world, but not many answers.   The reality is that whoever has the deepest pockets wins.  "Fair use"  is only a theoretical defense.    Upcoming Events Streaming Media East, May 11-12. Internet Planet, Jun 15-16.     Articles of Interest New bill to make peer-to-peer networks illegal in the US.   Rising ad revenues includes streaming Broadband Elite Report: Cell Phone Video Delivery to Generate $4.7 Billion by 2008  Report: One-Fifth of U.S. Now Has Broadband; 40% Projected by 2008  Report: U.S. Mobile Video Services to Generate $5.4 Billion by 2009 Report: For First Time, Music Not Most Popular File Download      Streaming Video Content Comparison Category      Share                                      Music           33%                                          News           28%                                        Sports          17%                                       Film             11%                                       Internet TV     6%                                      General  Entertainment  5%                                                        Source: AccuStream iMedia Research

Recommended  SIIA DAILY Venture Capital Continues to Flow into Streaming Media Venture capital continues to flow into streaming media companies.   Here are some highlights. WorldGate Communications - $1.5 million - private placement - Net video Phone . MediaBay - $4 million - private placement - streaming spoken word audio. Oplayo - $5.58 million - Siemens, Nokia - cell phone streaming video technology. LoudEye - $20 million - private placement - stremaing song samples. EyeBlaster - $8 million - Insight Venture Partners - rich media advertising. Kassena - $15 million - Key Ventures - broadband delivery services.     Featured Streaming Websites RooTV Also of note - AtomFilms launches Hi-Def full-screen Internet movie service with Maven Networks.  Real/Starz Cable launch Internet movie service           To submit news items or subscribe/unsubscribe contact: Jane Curtis, jcurtis@bestweb.net