Technology

Cloud Media Deals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Or All the Same?

December 8, 2011

Steve Masur

Spotify, Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iTunes Music Store, Guvera, Grooveshark…So many opportunities, most are fundamentally different. How do you evaluate which deals are good? What are the differences between the models and monetization? What are the licensing issues?...

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility

August 19, 2011

Steve Masur

Nimit Bhatt — In a surprise move this week, on August 15, Google announced it will acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI (NYSE)) for a whopping $12.5 billion. This is Google’s most expensive acquisition to date. Motorola Mobility was...

Facebook Releases Standalone Messenger App for iOS and Android: An Attempt to End SMS Texting?

August 11, 2011

Steve Masur

By Nimit Bhatt —– This past March, Facebook made some headlines in the tech world when they acquired Beluga, a mobile group-messaging application founded by three former employees of Google. The result of this acquisition is unique, as Facebook...

EU Privacy: How Will the Cookies Crumble?

August 5, 2011

Steve Masur

Written by Lindsey Powers —– EU businesses have been abuzz about tighter EU privacy rules that affect use of web cookies with little notice in the U.S. Changes to EU laws may have effects even on US-based companies. In...

Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

July 18, 2011

Steve Masur

Latest suit puts manufacturers of Android-powered mobile phones in conflict By Nimit Bhatt Who said the current job market is tough? According to Apple’s latest job postings, the tech mogul is looking for lawyers for a litigation team to...

Google’s Extreme Makeover: Internet Edition

July 15, 2011

Steve Masur

By Nimit Bhatt —– The folks at Google have been hard at work in the past few weeks. About two weeks ago, the company entered the (dangerous) arena of social networking with the release of Google+. Just recently, on...

Internet Access: A Human Right?

June 22, 2011

Steve Masur

On May 16th, 2011, In a report issued by Special Repporteur Frank La Rue, the UN declared that Internet access is a Human Right. The Special Repporteur specified that there are two aspects of this right: 1) the right...

Time on Mobile Apps Now Surpasses Web Browsing

June 20, 2011

Steve Masur

By: Kimberly McNally The mobile applications industry is one with endless possibilities that brings unique concepts and capabilities to any mobile user. It is nearly impossible these days to find anyone that doesn’t have a smartphone. The increased surge...

Digital Hollywood 2011: “The shift in technology is causing a chaos situation” in Venture Funding, Entertainment, Mobile & Games

May 19, 2011

Steve Masur

Jon9 interviewed Steve Masur for Hollywood Today at Digital Hollywood 2011. The full interview is posted here but here is a snippet for your reading pleasure: … By Jon Stolzberg: “Steven Masur, MasurLaw joins Kushal Saha, Cascadia Capital; Len...

Content in the Cloud – NAB 2011

April 11, 2011

Steve Masur

Las Vegas, NV - April 11, 2011

The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decision on Videogame Violence and the First Amendment: Does it Even Matter?

February 22, 2011

Steve Masur

This editorial was written by Eric Gerson and is intended as a preview of his upcoming note: More Gore: Video Game Violence and the Technology of the Future, 76 Brook L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming Spring 2011). On April 26th,...

Steven Masur – Interview on What’s Happening with Music Services Today

October 13, 2010

Steve Masur

Steven Masur – Interview on What’s Happening with Music Services Today October 2010 Interviewer: Steve Gordon, Steve Gordon Law, Author of “The Future of the Music Business: Music Pro Guides,” (Hal Leonard Music Pro Guides) In Steve’s interview we...