The latest by:
Steve Effros
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05/24/2023
Effros: case sensitive
The communications law community was sort of holding its collective breath waiting for the Supremes to decide a pair of cases that could have given them the opportunity to jump right into the middle of the battles over “Section 230.”
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05/17/2023
Effros: Not So New Normal
The current industry headlines are all about significant drops in “cable subscriber” numbers and a slowdown in paid streaming service subscriptions. That may be “normal” when a market is becoming saturated (like broadband subscriptions) but it’s going to get a lot worse as the not-so-new or normal unfettered choices FAST become a paradox for viewers.
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05/10/2023
Effros: The Copyright Dilemma
In my opinion, there are two important things; first, that copyright law is going to have to change. Second, while we can all think of the potential downsides of “AI,” there are plenty of upsides as well.
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05/03/2023
Effros: DT
The folks who produce and sell the programs, the networks and studios, have yet to figure out a viable business model for the new “streaming” world, and they are therefore reluctant to commit to a new payment model for the writers before they do.
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04/26/2023
Effros: The Thing About AI
I’m stressing the importance, here, of how we talk about AI because there’s a tendency to fall into the trap of focusing on a mischaracterization and what to do about “it” instead of focusing on the things we can do something about.
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04/19/2023
Effros: Dialogue Boost
I get it, they’re not trying to sell to me, but my underlying suggestion: follow Amazon’s lead, aim to satisfy the whole audience, not just some.
