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T207 w Ryland – Fall 2013Midterm Study Sheet – V 2How some of these technologies progressed through these phases?Industry structure and business models:- Telegrapho Early experimental period while on patento Competition and decentralized networks when the patent lapsedo Pre-and post-Civil War consolidation, especially by Western Union Larger companies bought different telegraph firms WU did this because lines were not cut during civil waro Western Union – a natural monopoly?o The appearance of a new competitor, telephone, and how WU handled it Chromos effect  New may or may not be swallowed up - Did not- Telephoneo Early business strategy while on patent Tried to swallow up western union o Competition and decentralized networks when the patent lapsed; rural vs. urbano AT&T’s business actions – the fair and the ‘dirty’ ones Acquisition strategy – especially when they went too far- Radioo Very early uses – point to point communicationo The amateur radio periodo The very first ‘broadcasts’o Consolidation around the clear channelso AM vs. FM fights Blocked by business manipulation  Stolen and adopted Know what organizations influenced adoption rateo AM vs. TV Blocked by business manipulation Later, stolen and adopted Know what organizations influenced adoption rate - Music Distributiono Early storage technologieso When artists began to get paid from radio (It’s in the Master Switch book)o Before and during the adoption of the interneto Modern music distribution How we get our music Who decides the hits How artists make their moneyo What copyrights are in music Composers’ rights Performers rights in recordings Derivative works in musico What sampling and sample licensing are and the basics of how they are integrated into the industryLegal Issues:- Whether and when each telecom and media technology was protected by patents- Whether big business owned or litigated each patento Telegrapho Telephoneo Some parts of AM Radioo FMo Television- Government regulations of each industry – what and whyo Telephone AT&T Antitrust problems  AT&T as a Gov’t regulated monopolyo Radio The Radio Act of 1912 WWI military control The founding of RCA as a patent pool that pushed British Marconi out The Federal Radio Commission The Federal Communications Commissiono TV The Federal Communications Commission – when they hurt and when they helped the technology spread.- Intellectual Propertyo A patent is a right to exclude others from using a newly invented technology. The businesses in this class often have these to protect distribution methods and devices.o Copyright – often protects content, the stuff being sent through the telecommunication systems and media devices Historical origins in the legal system we absorbed from England- Monarchy control of expression and exclusive rights- Guild coordination with a centralized registry- Then in 1710, a statute that finally gives the rights to the author for a limited time- The battle over what is actually protected, what isn’t, and why (only the basics covered in class: stakeholders and their interests, theories of rights . . . basically those few powerpoint slides I posted from that class)- Rampant, state-encouraged international piracy  American Copyright (do not need to memorize – just understand what’s in them)- The Constitution’s Copyright clause- Why the First Amendment matterso Idea vs. expression ‘dichotomy’o Fair Use- The Copyright Act of 1976o Subject matter (what can be copyrighted)o The concept of a ‘derivative work’o Basic Rightso Basic Remedieso Limitations The fact that it is for a limited duration Fair use - Fair Useo What is a parody?o Be aware of the 4 fair use factors (but do not need to memorize) and the conceptof how ‘transformative’ the work is (including whether it competes with the previous work being used)o Why sampling more triggers it but sometimes sampling less doesn’tPeople:- Why they were relevant/what they dido Alexander Graham Bello Guglielmo Marconio David Sarnoffo Lee De Foresto Edwin Howard Armstrongo Charles


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