Data that we collected for the titles O’Reilly put out showed a net lift in sales for books that had been pirated. So, it actually spurred, not hurt, sales.

via Jenn Webb, Book piracy: Less DRM, more data – O’Reilly Radar.

1. Process Efficiency. Content developers are knowledge workers, and an efficiency goal is to create more time that can be spent on the important tasks associated with content creation. Using a CCMS to produce content supports efficient processes by reducing, and sometimes eliminating, rote tasks such as searching, cutting and pasting, checking for identical changes in multiple places, and repetitive set-ups for generating content output.

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It’s no secret that Time Inc., like every other magazine publisher, would very much like to work with Google. Both because they think the new Android tablets will be a hit, and because publishers want leverage when they talk to Steve Jobs.

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How is this possible? It shouldn’t be, according to the networks, who are suing FilmOn and founder Alki David. They’re also suing ivi.TV, which is doing something similar with feeds from Seattle TV stations.

Both FilmOn and ivi are arguing that they’re within their rights based on an interpretation of FCC rules that allow “secondary transmissions” of broadcast signals.

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At its most basic, a news aggregator is a website that takes information from multiple sources and displays it in a single place. While the concept is simple in theory, in practice news aggregators take many forms. For this reason, any attempt to talk about the legal issues surrounding “news aggregation” is bound to fail, unless we take into consideration the relevant differences among the various models.

via Kimberley Isbell, What’s the law around aggregating news online? A Harvard Law report on the risks and the best practices » Nieman Journalism Lab.

I believe in the link economy. Please feel free to link to our stories — it adds value to all producers of content. I believe you should play fair and encourage your readers to read-around to what others are producing if you use it and find it interesting.

via Chris Ahearn, MediaFile » Blog Archive » Why I believe in the link economy | Blogs |.