From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V8 #284 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, October 12 2002 Volume 08 : Number 284 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Terami's upcoming L.A. shows!! [JoAnn Whetsell ] Fwd: Interesting KPMG report on DRM [Michael Curry ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:13:01 -0400 From: JoAnn Whetsell Subject: RE: Terami's upcoming L.A. shows!! If I was in the area I'd definitely go, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is. I only got to see Terami do 4 songs when she was hear in NY, but they were great. Her new album is fantastic, definitely one of the best of this year. JoAnn - -----Original Message----- From: Carter Bailey [mailto:Carter@TERAMI.COM] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 4:14 PM To: ecto@smoe.org Subject: Terami's upcoming L.A. shows!! I know there are a few L.A. Ectophiles who enjoy listening to Terami Hirsch. I just wanted to let you know she has a few shows coming up that you won't want to miss. Friday, Oct 11 (7:45 pm) The Crooked Bar 8117 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles $10 (or $6 with a discount flier, found on terami.com) 21+ Sunday, Oct 20 (7:15 pm) Genghis Cohen 740 Fairfax, Los Angeles $7 (21+) (Performing with New York pianist singer/songwriter Karen Jacobsen) Tuesday, Oct 22 (7:45 pm) Equator 22 Mills Place, Pasadena (in Old Town) Free. All ages. I've been helping Terami for a little while now, so if anyone has any questions about these shows or anything, definitely drop me a line! Peace, Carter np: Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...(and I just can't get enough of it!) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 20:05:47 -0400 From: Michael Curry Subject: Fwd: Interesting KPMG report on DRM I thought some ectophiles might find this interesting, so I'm forwarding it along. The report basically concludes that, as of July of this year, most media executives were still clueless about how to distribute or deal with digital content. >Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 17:33:39 +1300 (NZDT) >From: pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann) >To: cryptography@wasabisystems.com, cypherpunks@lne.com >Subject: Interesting KPMG report on DRM > >KPMG have a report "The Digital Challenge: Are You Prepared?" available at >http://www.kpmg.com/news/index.asp?cid=660 in which they surveyed execs at >media companies and conclude that they're focusing too much on (trying to) >lock up content using encryption rather than how to do something useful with >it: > > Digital content is getting a lot of attention - but not at the board level, > where it is urgently needed. As a recent KPMG survey of top executives > shows, media companies are focusing too much on encryption and other > defensive technologies while failing to develop proactive strategies that > recognize and leverage their online intellectual property assets. > >[...] > > But the industry.s efforts to grapple with losses on this scale by locking > away content behind multiple layers of protection - whether encryption, > copyright protection, or authentication - have tended to detract from the > user experience while failing to deliver the hoped-for revenue streams. > > Indeed, for all the publicity, expert attention, and corporate ingenuity > devoted to digital piracy, it is striking that global content companies have > not yet been able to find a working solution. > > The bottom line is that media companies need to shift their focus from a > circle-the-wagons defense of digital intellectual property to innovative > strategies for managing online content as a core revenue source. To > achieve this shift, digital intellectual property needs to be valued > properly, just like other assets on the balance sheet. Also, its > protection needs to be treated as a key issue of corporate governance > and given sustained and dedicated board-level attention. > > It is clear from the survey that media executives are trying to remain > optimistic about the potential of digital content - but securing > intellectual property rights is an uphill battle. In the quest for the right > mix of measures to fight piracy, executives are relying heavily on > encryption as well as reactive steps to police and punish violators. At the > same time, however, many companies fail to conduct systematic accounting for > their digital assets, or to pursue more proactive strategies to build new > revenue streams from their online content. > >[...] > > Media companies have so far failed to pioneer new business models that would > rob piracy of its appeal. Preoccupied with defending the barricades against > pirates, the industry has shown a deficit of creativity and innovation in > rolling out products and services that can compete with the pirates. This > was clear in KPMG,s survey, where only a handful of respondents saw offering > potential abusers the chance to distribute content legally as a way of > protecting digital intellectual property. > > In addition, the content industry remains hostage to its own strict > interpretations of copyright laws and definitions of intellectual property. > Most leading media organizations have their roots in traditional media > formats - they still consider every bit of content they produce to be > subject to copyright and they defend it - tooth and nail. However, today.s > Internet world conflicts with this business model, as consumers expect more > fluid boundaries and demand a free flow of information. > >Good stuff, read the whole thing at http://www.kpmg.com/news/index.asp?cid=660. > >Peter. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >The Cryptography Mailing List >Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to >majordomo@wasabisystems.com ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V8 #284 **************************