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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hands-on: Sony Alpha SLT-A35]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stream your own video content to iPads with JetStream HD]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winbugpnos2u</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=stream-your-own-video-content-to-ipads-with-jetstream-hd</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a world of cloud-based applications and media, it seems very 20th century that it's been difficult to stream movies and TV shows from collections on our home computers or media servers to mobile devices like iPads and iPhones.But a new product called JetStream HD is aiming to change that dynamic. Launching at Demo Spring 2011 in Palm Desert, Calif., this week, JetStream HD combines hardware and software to serve up your personal media to aniPad, and in the near future to other devices like iPhones andiPod Touches, and possiblyAndroid tablets.JetStream HD is a new product that could give users an easy way to stream all kinds of media from their home devices to an iPad.(Credit:JetStream)JetStream HD users who pay the one-time $199 fee will get a special appliance that they connect via an Ethernet cable to a Wi-Fi router in their home. Any content from a home computer or media server that they want to view on the go is then captured wirelessly--or through a USB connection--and streamed over the Internet to their iPad. JetStream HD requires a visit to Apple's App Store for its dedicated iPad app, which authenticates the user, ensuring that only they can view the content.The idea here is that users should be able to access all their rich media any time they want no matter where they are. JetStream CEO Grant Hall argued that while other services like Stream to Me and Air Video offer personal media streaming, they depend on software running on a user's home machine and therefore can be hamstrung if that computer lacks sufficient horsepower. As a result, Hall suggested, they cannot usually stream in high-definition.By comparison, he said, JetStream HD can do just that, utilizing video conversion technology embedded in the appliance to boost the quality of the movie or TV show to HD when it arrives on the mobile device. That means, Hall said, that users should have no problem getting the quality they're used to from content like Blu-Ray movies stored at home.At the same time, viewing video content in HD on the mobile device is meant to be continuous even if a user moves their iPad from a Wi-Fi connection to 3G--if they have a 3G-enabled device. JetStream HD auto adapts to the bandwidth available, Hall said, meaning that users generally have a seamless experience even if they move outside a Wi-Fi network. If the bandwidth available drops, users &quot;may see [the] picture soften slightly,&quot; Hall said.In addition to video content--either movies, TV shows, or a user's personal own videos--JetStream HD can also stream photos or music. In that, it is similar to what another product called Pogoplug does--send a user's personal content to mobile devices via an appliance that plugs into a wireless router in the home. Pogoplug will also soon make it possible to stream video.Scrapes for metadata Another feature of JetStream HD is that its software is designed to search the Internet, scraping for metadata related to the content that is available for streaming. They will see lists of content available from their home computer or media server and related information such as genres for their movies, the season and episode number for any TV show, and cover art for music. The JetStream software also provides search options so users can enter keywords and find content they're looking for, Hall promised.And if new content is added at home, it will automatically be added to the database, meaning that it will instantly show up as available on the mobile device.The appliance has two USB ports, allowing users to plug in two external hard drives or thumb drives. In the future, Hall said, the service is likely to be configured so that a USB camera could be plugged into the appliance, allowing for applications like a security system where users can see what's going on in or around their home at any time via their mobile device.Hall said that JetStream will begin taking orders for the product this week and it is expected to be released in April or May. The Canadian company is funded through a combination of the founders' own money, some support from the Canadian government, and investments by family and friends. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile operators warn regulators to back off]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winbugpnos2u</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Executives from the some of the world&amp;39's largest wireless operators participated in a keynote event at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. (Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET) BARCELONA, Spain--The recession is over and wireless operators are finally growing again, but they are warning regulators in Europe, Latin America, and the United States to keep their paws off.CEOs from some of the largest wireless operators in the world took to the stage here today, the second morning of the Mobile World Congress, to discuss the challenges facing their industry. While each of the executives participating in the keynote panel said he is optimistic about the future as more consumers upgrade to smartphones, they lamented the challenges of keeping up with high traffic demands on their networks. Also high on their list of issues is making sure that regulators don't stifle growth in the nascent market of mobile data. With data traffic growing about a 100 percent a year, operators say they are doing all they can to keep up with demand from consumers. But they warn that regulators should not restrict new business models because it could slow investment in the networks. Cesar Alierta, CEO of Telefonica, which owns and operates mobile networks in Spain and much of Latin America, said he wants to see regulators allow operators to recover more of the costs associated with upgrading their networks to keep up with increased traffic demands. He doesn't see a need for more regulation in the mobile market. According to the GSM Association, the mobile market is expected to generate $1 trillion in revenue in the next two years.  &quot;I still don't understand why we are regulated at all,&quot; Alierta said. &quot;What we need is competition and openness. If they let us do that, we'll do the rest. This is the fastest evolving industry in the world, and the regulators are always at least a step behind in their policy.&quot;Vittorio Colao, CEO of Vodafone, echoed those sentiments. Regulators can't be on autopilot and simply apply rules for older generations of networks on the mobile networks of today and tomorrow, he said. Instead a new &quot;industrial&quot; approach is necessary to encourage investment, he said. Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao speaking at the Mobile World Congress(Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET)Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&amp;T, agreed. He said regulators should take a light approach in the rules they impose on wireless networks. History has demonstrated that when there is more certainty in the market regarding regulations that investment pours in, he said.&quot;Just let us know what the rules are,&quot; he said. &quot;And then get out of the way and let us compete.&quot;In the U.S., phone companies are unhappy with the Federal Communications Commission's new Net neutrality rules, which impose some restrictions on wireless networks. Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless operator in the U.S., has filed a lawsuit in federal court to challenge the new rules.Meanwhile, in Europe, Vodafone's Colao said that he feels comfortable with how European regulators have handled the issue. &quot;The way that regulators have dealt with the Net neutrality issue in Europe is healthy,&quot; he said. &quot;It recognizes the competitive environment. And I think it's something that U.S. regulators can learn from.&quot;But he said that issues dealing with inter-carrier compensation, or the way operators compensate one other for accessing networks, need to be revisited. Specifically, the government tariffs that are charged to access networks between countries are too high, which leads to higher prices for wireless consumers.Interoperability and cooperationWhile each of the executives said healthy competition will fuel growth in the market, they also acknowledged the need to cooperate with one other to ensure that consumers get access to the best user experience from new services. AT&amp;T's Stephenson said that operators need to come up with standard ways of allowing consumers to port content across different devices, operating systems, and even carrier networks. He referenced the evolution of the SMS text messaging market to make his point.AT&amp;T CEO Randall Stephenson at Mobile World Congress 2011(Credit:Stephen Shankland/CNET)In the early days, people could only use SMS to text one other if they were on the same carrier network, he explained. As a result, few people used the service. But then operators allowed inter-carrier SMS texting. &quot;And then y'all know what happened,&quot; he said. &quot;Demand exploded, and a business model was created to enable services like Twitter.&quot;Indeed, text messaging today is a significant revenue driver for every operator in the world, and it's all because consumers are not restricted in how they use the service.Stephenson said the key to interoperability is keeping the customer in mind and delivering a service and experience that they want. He used Amazon.com as another example of success. He called the company's decision to turn its e-reader technology into an app after theApple iPad launched, one of the gutsiest business moves. Instead of sticking to a model in which Amazon restricted its e-reader to its own hardware device, it began offering an e-reader app that works not only on its own Kindle device, but also on theiPhone, iPad and other devices. He called the Kindle an OS-agnostic user experience.If the industry doesn't come up with business models that allow consumers to take their content with them across devices, operating systems, and networks, Stephenson added, then the industry risks losing control of the business model.&quot;You saw what happened in music,&quot; he said, &quot;If you are slow to develop a business model, consumers will do it for you.&quot;Stephenson sees a similar trend happening in the app market.&quot;If you want to go to another device, you have to buy the same app again,&quot; he said. &quot;And if you go to a third device, you buy it a third time. That is not how customers want to experience this content.&quot;Wireless regulators also have a hand in ensuring interoperability, especially when it comes to using devices while roaming on other carrier networks around the world. Today, 18 operators globally have deployed so-called &quot;4G&quot; LTE networks. There are another 184 networks planned over the next few years. But unless regulators harmonize their spectrum plans among different regions of the world, LTE devices for service from one carrier in one part of the world will not work on LTE networks in another part of the world. If something isn't done to coordinate the spectrum plans for these services, &quot;handsets andtablets will not be interoperable across geographies,&quot; Stephenson said.&quot;Regulators need to be mindful of this,&quot; he said, warning that if efforts aren't made to bridge these divides, then the entire mobile market will not grow as much as it could. &quot;I've never seen the entire 'pie' grow, if we don't have interoperability,&quot; he said.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Detroit mayor: 'No RoboCop statue'' Geeks: 'Grrr']]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Even Seattle has a Jimi Hendrix statue.(Credit:Twitter/Matt Hickey)Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has shot down on Twitter an idea for the last remaining thing that would have gotten me to visit that city again. He said there are no plans to erect a statue of RoboCop.RoboCop, of course, is the titular character in one of the greatest films of all time. Set in postindustrial Detroit, the movie presents the half-man half-bot police officer as a fighter for truth and justice--even if it means going above the law (and other cliches).It's an iconic film that could be considered a pinnacle of the ultraviolent action cinema of the '80s. And it was directed by the great Paul Verhoeven, the mastermind behind &quot;Showgirls&quot; (go on, I dare you to dis &quot;Showgirls&quot;)' &quot;Starship Troopers'&quot; and &quot;Basic Instinct.&quot; There's nothing he's done that's bad, and &quot;RoboCop&quot; is perhaps his finest work.Bing had asked the people of the Internet for ideas on how to help with the city's revival. A user, @MT, suggested the statue, as Philly has one of Rocky. A RoboCop statue, @MT posits, would &quot;kick Rocky's butt.&quot; I tend to agree.Sadly, Bing doesn't appear to. His response was &quot;There are not any plans to erect a statue to Robocop [sic]. Thank you for your suggestion.&quot; Twitter, predictably, went crazy with tweets and retweets by those in support of just such a statue. I am now one of them.&quot;Duh. Of course Detroit should get a Robocop statue,&quot; wrote one Twitter user. Said another: &quot;The Robocop statue in Detroit should be at least double the size of the Statue of Liberty.&quot; There is also a Facebook group, almost 1,300 strong as of this writing, in favor of a RoboCop statue in downtown Detroit. Mayor Bing, I am among those who can think of no better symbol for the revival of Detroit than the badass part-robo, all-cop who helped bring order to a crime-ridden Detroit in an epic film. Please reconsider.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What happens when the iPad outsells the Mac]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The iPad is very close to becoming more profitable than the Mac.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)TheiPad, we can all agree by now, has been a hearty addition to Apple's product stable.  Many who closely watch Apple figured sales would be pretty good, but no one predicted Apple would sell a whopping 7.33 million of the touch-screentablets during the last three months of 2010, as the company announced last week. That's close to doubling the number of Macs the company sold during the same time, a fairly amazing feat when you consider the time both have been on the market. The iPad landed in April, while Apple's been making Macs for more than 25 years. But even though it sells more iPads, Apple still rakes in more money overall on Macs than the touch-screen tablets: $5.4 billion in revenue on desktops and laptops, $4.6 billion from iPads. But at the rate things are going--and with a second iPad coming out in the next few months--it's not difficult to imagine that very soon Apple will be make more money on iPads than Macs.  Now here's a pesky question: Is that a good thing for Apple if iPad sales somehow eat intoMac sales  For your average consumer electronics hardware company, this situation could be fairly unnerving. That's because the Mac, like many higher-end PC competitors, is a much more profitable product than the iPad. Apple keeps more of the overall price they charge on a Mac ($999 and up) than they do on an iPad right now ($499 to $829). Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster estimates that Apple gets a 25 percent gross margin on an iPad compared to a 40 percent gross margin on a Mac. (That is to say, the difference between what Apple charges for a device and what it costs them to actually make it, divided by how much they charge for it.) It's not a perfect calculation for showing profit on a product, because it doesn't account for hidden costs beyond hardware--like research and development, marketing, overhead, and more. But it's a good indication of how profitable a device is. Investors and financial analysts can get a little nervous when this happens to a company they're interested in too. Especially when the function of the less profitable product, like an iPad, can mimic some of the same functions (e-mail, Web browsing, checking Twitter, Facebook, and so on) of the far more profitable product, a MacBook. It inspires questions of how much the iPad is &quot;cannibalizing&quot; the Mac--or are people buying an iPad instead of a Mac because it has close enough features to what they want. But that's what sets the folks in Cupertino apart from your average device maker. Apple isn't just a hardware company. And the iPad (and iPhone and iPod) have been designed to bring in even more revenue in a way the Mac, for now, does not. &quot;The iPad is not just a product that Apple makes and throws out there in the market. It's a platform,&quot; said Michael Cusumano, professor of management and engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. &quot;So there's alternative ways of making money.&quot; That alternative being iTunes. And of course, that very popular App Store, the iBooks Store, and potentially newspaper and magazine subscriptions, whenever that eventually gets off the ground.  And on digital content like you find in iTunes, the margins &quot;are extremely high,&quot; noted Cusumano. &quot;Because these are pure digital goods. So you can't just look at the gross margin of the product to understand the whole business model that Apple has gotten itself into.&quot;  So while the Mac might make the company more money per unit, it can't be counted on for customers to spend as much on other items the way the iPad can. The Mac has iTunes, of course, but doesn't inspire multiple app purchases and e-books the way the iPad and iPhone do. Or at least not yet. The Mac App Store, introduced several weeks ago, is clearly designed to do the same thing: be a platform for Mac users to spend more money on digital goods.  Not losing sleep  While financial analysts may be concerned about what happens if people buy an iPad instead of a Mac, Apple is apparently not. In response to questions from analysts during its earnings call this week, Apple COO and acting CEO Tim Cook insisted he's not &quot;spending one minute thinking about cannibalization.&quot;  It's something many PC makers that are also producing full-size media tablets may have to worry about. According to Mika Katagawa at Gartner, as much as 10 percent of the PC market &quot;will be eaten up by the media tablet&quot; by 2014.  While they won't overtake traditional PCs completely, they will sell well, she says. Tablets made by other manufacturers may not come with a complementary digital platform that drives content sales the way the iPad does. Sure, some tablets will have the Android Market, but those profits go to Google and developers.  Further, Cook says he's counting on the iPad (and the iPhone) having the same effect that the early iPod did on Mac sales: it drove them up. People who probably had never used a Mac went into an Apple Store to buy an iPod and gave a Mac a spin.  iTunes is the key But how long can Apple keep up high margins on products that slowly get commoditized is a valid question. As time goes on, the margins on selling hardware itself are going to get lower and lower, and competitors will be able to cheaply reproduce similar stuff--see MacBook Pro lookalikes from HP and Dell, or almost any MP3 player today.  It's possible that iTunes and its associated content stores will be where Apple makes a very significant chunk of its money someday, at least according to MIT professor Cusumano, who researched the issue for his book. iTunes brought in $1.1 billion last quarter. It's sold 10 billion apps so far, and the Mac App Store is just getting started. That number is only going to rise, and it's conceivable that someday Apple could change tactics on hardware, argues Cusumano. &quot;In many cases, they may end up giving away these devices and making all their money in iTunes,&quot; he said.  It's possible, of course, but not everyone agrees, particularly because hardware and its design at Apple is very resource-intensive--lots of time and energy is placed on producing hardware of a certain quality.  Arvind Bhambri, who teaches competitive strategy at USC's Marshall School of Business, thinks tightly integrated hardware and software is always gong to be Apple's plan for growth because it's what sets the company apart.  &quot;Because it's their hardware that's driving a lot of their software revenues. It's a very symbiotic relationship,&quot; he said. &quot;It's having one of the richest application platforms that makes their hardware attractive. And attractively designed hardware is what brings people to their App Store to start with.&quot;  Apple's increasing reliance on the iPad, in other words, shouldn't be a cause for concern. The iPhone, after all, has been its most popular and profitable product for several years. What it does symbolize is just how prescient it was four years ago to drop &quot;Computer&quot; from Apple Inc.  Correction 6:32 a.m. PT: This story initially erred on revenue figures for Macs and iPads. For the quarter ended December 25, 2010, Apple recorded $5.4 billion in revenue from Mac desktops and laptops, and $4.6 billion from iPads. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senator who opposes antipiracy bill under pressure]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Supporters of an antipiracy bill introduced into the Senate last year appear ready to put some pressure on one of the legislation's chief opponents. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, was instrumental in blocking the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) late last year. COICA was introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and passed in that committee unanimously. But it was  derailed when Wyden opposed it. Individual senators can place holds on pending legislation.Since the legislation was introduced very late in the prior congressional session, Wyden's opposition forced supporters to wait until Congress reconvened. Now that Congress is back to work, Leahy has said he will again try to get COICA passed. The bill already has the backing of the major Hollywood film studios and record labels, but a mostly new group of supporters sent a letter today to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, praising him for past antipiracy efforts and asking for his support in getting COICA passed. Among the companies that signed the letter, Nike, one of Oregon's largest and most influential companies, was at the top of the list. A little lower was Adidas, another large company with operations in Oregon. &quot;We encourage you to work with your colleagues in the Administration and the Congress toward enactment of the principles central to ... the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act.&quot; --COICA supporters Maybe it was a coincidence that Nike was so conspicuous, but either way, COICA backers are sending a message that the bill has heavyweight support. In addition to Nike, some of the other companies or groups that signed the letter included Viacom, NBC Universal, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, Voltage Pictures (makers of the Oscar-winning film &quot;The Hurt Locker&quot;), Chanel, Burberry Limited, and Major League Baseball. Copyright owners appear to really want COICA and for good reason. They have battled illegal file sharing for years with little success. They have argued that Internet piracy harms the U.S. economy and kills jobs here. While the studies done on the economic impacts caused by illegal file sharing were questioned by the Government Accountability Office last year, there is some growing support that entertainment companies are ailing. Music sales are down, and last week Sony Corp. announced it will shut down a CD-manufacturing plant in Pitman, N.J. About 300 people will be laid off. Sony once operated three CD-making operations in the United States. It now has one. COICA would give the government sweeping power to shut down domain names belonging to U.S.-based pirate sites as well as the authority to order Internet service providers to cut off access to similar sites overseas. The Department of Justice would also have the authority to order credit card companies to stop processing transactions from suspected Web sites and order online advertising services, such as Google, to boot the sites off their ad networks and sever financial ties. One of the underlying themes of COICA is to choke off money-making abilities of pirate sites. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said 'the content industry has piggybacked on the legitimate (anti-counterfeiting) efforts of apparel designers.' (Credit:Mark Finkenstaedt for the senator.)Opponents say the legislation is censorship. This afternoon, Wyden's office released this statement to CNET: &quot;Senator Wyden has long worked with U.S. industry on combating the trafficking of counterfeit goods like fake shoes and apparel. But going after trade in real merchandise can be done in a variety of effective ways, like inspecting shipping containers at American ports of entry to identify and seize fake merchandise. &quot;Unfortunately, the content industry has piggybacked on the legitimate efforts of apparel designers to combat counterfeit goods and now threaten the integrity of the Internet as a means to combat intellectual property infringement. The Internet is too important to our economy and to advancing American values to be inappropriately regulated and censored under the guise of protecting IP, which is why Congress and the Administration should be as cautious as it is surgical when it aims its sights on the Internet.&quot; Below is the text of the letter dated January 18, 2011 and addressed to Eric Holder, attorney general, and John Morton, from U.S Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement. We run companies large and small that represent diverse aspects of America's intellectual property community. While our employees live in different regions of the country, and work to produce a variety of goods and services, they have several important things in common - they work hard, they are committed to quality and innovation and they welcome competition. However, allowing others to unfairly compete by stealing the ideas, innovations and intellectual property rights created by our employees cannot be tolerated. This theft diminishes our ability to keep and create jobs, and makes it far more difficult to attract the capital needed to invest in new products and services. In order to protect our free enterprise system, and the standard of living it has contributed to our nation, it is critical that we multiply our efforts to identify and punish the criminals who steal what we create and produce. Thus, we appreciate the effort and energy behind Operation in Our Sites. The actions announced on November 29, 2010 once again demonstrated that, just as in the physical world, prosecutors and courts can judiciously assess evidence and distinguish between legitimate businesses and criminal enterprises that flout the law and profit from the ingenuity of others. We believe that the online marketplace can only work for consumers and creators if there is respect for property rights and the rule of law - and urge you to continue to act against the kinds of domains that you have targeted. Unfortunately, there are far too many sites stealing from our businesses but we believe that your efforts will drive consumers to the many legitimate online ventures and services that we have worked hard to foster and support. We encourage you to work with your colleagues in the Administration and the Congress toward enactment of the principles central to S. 3804 - the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act. The legislation crafted by Senators Leahy and Hatch was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and will undoubtedly be reintroduced this congress. The proposal expounds upon the law enforcement techniques at the heart of &quot;Operation In Our Sites&quot; and will ensure that rogue sites cannot evade U.S. jurisdiction by escaping offshore to foreign-based registrars, registries and country codes in order to peddle stolen American intellectual property back into the U.S. market. In addition, the Leahy-Hatch proposal provides an entirely new level of protection for U.S. rights holders by establishing the legal framework necessary to disrupt the business models of the illicit, offshore sites by starving them of the financing, advertising and access to consumers upon which they depend. The carefully balanced measure would allow American law enforcement officials and U.S. courts to deny thieves the ability to use the Internet to enter the U.S. market and undermine our businesses while reaping financial gain for themselves. We hope that you will continue dedicating resources to Operation in Our Sites and work toward the Obama Administration's endorsement of the Leahy-Hatch legislation.         Greg Sandoval     Full Profile E-mail Greg Sandoval   E-mail Greg Sandoval If you have a question or comment for Greg Sandoval, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response.   Submit your question or comment here: 0 of 1500 characters       Greg Sandoval covers media and digital entertainment for CNET News. He is a former reporter for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rejoice: Stewart, Colbert back on Hulu]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I saw the headline last night thatThe Daily Show and The Colbert Report had returned to Hulu, the timing couldn&amp;'t have been more perfect. I was trying to watch The Daily Show at Comedy Central&amp;'s site and had just refreshed the page again after the video had failed some five times. The people at Comedy Central have proved themselves utterly, hopelessly incompetent at running a video site, where Hulu knows what it&amp;'s doing.Both shows were yanked from Hulu nearly a year ago when the video streamer and Viacom couldn&amp;'t come to terms. Now they&amp;'re back, with the same terms for viewers as before a4&quot; they&amp;'ll be on Hulu, for free, the day after they air.Other shows, such as Jersey Shore and many other inane offerings from VH1 and MTV, as well as fare (inane and not) from TV Land, Comedy Central, BET, etc., won&amp;'t appear until 21 days after airing on cable. Those shows will be available for a fee via the Hulu Plus subscription service.The deal also includes paid access for some archived shows through Hulu Plus. All Things Digital reports that the deal iscosting Hulu between $40 million and $50 million.Shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show get passed around online a lot, in large part because they&amp;'re pegged to the day&amp;'s news. That means it makes more sense to make them available in as many venues as possible right after they air, and it means that free Internet distribution is more lucrative for them than it is for, say, a reality show. Hence their near-immediate, and free, availability.Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times&amp;' Company Town blog notes that many of Viacom&amp;'s shows, including The Daily Show and The Colbert Report,were available online all along, &amp;''so I&amp;'m not sure what the big deal is about this.&amp;'' Perhaps he never tried to watch anything on Viacom&amp;'s own terribly designed, technically hopeless Web sites.Whereas I&amp;'d had few problems with video on Hulu before the shows were yanked, I have spent the past year having the video freeze, necessitating a reload, or just fail to load at all, as happened last night. I had some kind of major problem about a third of the time. After I saw the news about the deal, I headed over to Hulu and found that Tuesday&amp;'s Daily Show was already there. I watched without a hitch.[image via Comedy Central]Next Story: Confirmed: Hipmunk raises $4.2M to &amp;''de-agonize&amp;'' flight search Previous Story: On the GreenBeat: Cleantech investing hits $4 billion, car makers cana4a4t hit 1M electric cars by 2015PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: online video, the colbert report, The Daily ShowCompanies: Hulu, ViacomPeople: jon stewart, steven colbert          Tags: online video, the colbert report, The Daily ShowCompanies: Hulu, ViacomPeople: jon stewart, steven colbertDan Mitchell covers media and technology for VentureBeat,  Fortune.com, and anyone else who will pay him. He previously covered the rise of the Internet for Wired, Cnet News.com, Red Herring, the Industry Standard, Business 2.0 and other  publications and was a Web producer for National Public  Radio. For three years he wrote the column &quot;What's Online&quot; for The New  York Times' Business Day. His popular blog &quot;Daily Bread,&quot; about the  business and political economics of food, ran for two years on Slate's  business site, The Big Money. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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