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Streaming Media East 2012

          Jon Lutzky attended Streaming Media East, which is a widely acclaimed event in the world for the business of audio and video on the Internet. Bringing together leading companies, minds, and technology; the events are the … Continue reading

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Startup Weekend NYC Music and Gaming

      David Mazur was a coach: Startup Weekend Music & Gaming is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business, in the field … Continue reading

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Digital Hollywood 2012

        Wednesday, May 2nd Venture Funding, Investment & Mergers – Leadership in the Entertainment & Technology Space: Broadband, Social Networks, Mobile and Games The VC and strategic investment community has always led the way in recognizing the … Continue reading

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Rethink Music 2012

        Panel: Licensing Challenges in a Global Community Jay Rosenthal/Steve Masur/Philippe Perrauex/Vickie Nauman/Cathy Merenda/Richard Conlon Moderated byDon Gorder   While everyone remains in deep discussions about registry databases, there are other concerns for licensing and global copyright. … Continue reading

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Is the end of ClearQAM near?

By: Gabriel Goldenberg Issue: Encrypting signals carried on basic service tier On October 20, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission solicited comments to a proposal to eliminate the basic service tier encryption prohibition for all-digital cable systems (http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7021738292). This proposal has … Continue reading

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Should Mark Zuckerberg close his Facebook account in the wake of the Viacom v. YouTube decision?

By: Kristine Holm Last week, the Second Circuit handed down its long-awaited decision in the Viacom v. YouTube copyright litigation. Although those on each side of the argument claimed that the decision fell in their respective favor, the Court’s rulings … Continue reading

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Business Law Advice: How will the JOBS Act affect startups?

By: Kristine Holm On March 8, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act passed in the House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority (390 – 23). This bipartisan piece of legislation is also quite likely to pass in the Senate. … Continue reading

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Digital Media Experts: The Problem Of Attribution in Internet Media

By: Andrew Tran The Internet has completely changed the way the public consumes media.  Amidst this change, content aggregators and blogs such as the Huffington Post have risen to prominence largely due to content created by other media outlets. At … Continue reading

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Report from the Transmission Global Summit Innovation Camp

By: Andrew Tran Senior Partner Steve Masur served as a mentor for four startups at the first Transmission Innovation Camp, part of the Transmission Global Summit 2012 in Victoria, British Columbia. The start-ups were handpicked by Transmission’s international advisory board … Continue reading

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FCC’s Connect to Compete Initiative

By: Andrew Tran On March 6, 2012, our senior partner Steve Masur moderated a dinner panel on the FCC’s new Connect to Compete initiative at the Urban Media Summit in New York. The panelist included James M. Assey Jr. (Executive … Continue reading

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