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Comcast: The Internet Jammernew

The cable giant and BitTorrent are at the forefront of the war over equal access to the internet.
SF Weekly  |  David Downs  |  01-23-2008  |  Tech
Tags: bittorrent, comcast, net neutrality, peer-to-peer, computers & technology

Coca-Cola for Culture Jammersnew

This week, cases of Brawndo ship to an increasingly energy-drink-crazed, obese America. How do its creators feel about propagating the idiocracy?
SF Weekly  |  David Downs  |  01-02-2008  |  Food+Drink

Dark Payola Emergesnew

"Direct licensing" is the new threat to webcasting's meritocracy of music.
SF Weekly  |  David Downs  |  06-27-2007  |  Media
Tags: radio

SoundExchange is Pocketing Musician Royaltiesnew

The IRS of digital performance royalties claims it can't find thousands of often-popular artists to pay them their money.
SF Weekly  |  John Nova Lomax and David Downs  |  06-27-2007  |  Media
Tags: radio

The Day the Internet Music Diesnew

Web radio stations like SomaFM have launched bands and influenced what mainstream DJs play -- on July 15, they could be gone forever.
SF Weekly  |  David Downs  |  06-27-2007  |  Media
Tags: radio

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