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The Book Industry And The Music Industry. A Deja’vu?

Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

Ancient civilizations believed that time was not linear but circular and postulated the theory of the Eternal Return.

Fast forward to the 21st century: the era of time as progress. Still, sometimes, it feels like ancient philosophers might have been up to something.

Take the history of the Music Industry in last 10 years and compare it against the “evolution” of the Book Industry in most recent months. You look at the facts and then tell me if I am the only one disoriented in time and space. The phenomenon of this displacement is what we today call deja’vu.

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What do Kindle and Lala have in common? #DRMFail

Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

Those stories aren’t “new”. But it is always good to remind us of where we still are….

1) The KINDLE is a DRM locked device (said with a lot of disappointment)

2) LALA’s Propietary Network DRM Threat

KINDLE RELATED STORIES

-Kindle owners find out about DRM’s ever-present threat

-Amazon Uses DRM To Turn Kindle Into A Very Expensive Paperweight

-Is the Kindle one massive DRM timebomb?

-7 Reasons Why TechCrunch’s New Tablet Can Crush The Kindle

-Over 160 O’Reilly Books Now in Kindle Store (without DRM), More on the Way

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