RobotOverlordz | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:20PM | Share Article | tagged Superbowl, copyright, cord-cutting, streaming Entries in copyright (6)
Streaming The Bowl (Ep. 35)
on the future of Entertainment, Internet, Technology
Entertainment, Internet, Technology 
On tonight's episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt take on the NFL, and their recent attempt to stream the Superbowl. Join us as we discuss how they did, and add our suggestions for improvement.
Show notes are below. You can download the episode here...
Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:
First Legal Streaming Super Bowl A Success, But Audience Still Denied The Real Show, by Rip Emson (TechCrunch)
NFL.com, official home page of the NFL
RobotOverlordz | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:20PM | Share Article | tagged Superbowl, copyright, cord-cutting, streaming Pirates Or Freedom Fighters? (Ep. 32)
on the future of Entertainment, Internet, Social, Technology
Entertainment, Internet, Social, Technology 
On tonight's episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt take a look at the "evils" of software piracy. Join us as we look at how pirates are saving our data from being lost.
Show notes are below. You can download the episode here...
Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:
Why History Needs Software Piracy, How copy protection and app stores could deny future generations their cultural legacy, by Benj Edwards (Technologizer)
VintageComputing.com, Benj Edwards' other site
ChillingEffects.org, site devoted to the effects of copyright on free speech and expression
RobotOverlordz | Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 1:10PM | Share Article | tagged copyright, culture, piracy Hollywood's Broken Windows (Ep 27)
on the future of Business, Entertainment, Technology
Business, Entertainment, Technology 
On this episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt talk about Hollywood's efforts to control consumers yet again. Join us as we take a look at the exciting world of windowing and what it means for when you can watch your favorite movies and TV shows.
Show notes are below. You can download the episode here...
Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:
HBO kills Netflix deal. Warner Brothers doubles movie rental wait by Peter Smith (ITWorld.com)
RobotOverlordz | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7:56AM | Share Article | tagged Hollywood, copyright, windowing Planet Hollywood (Ep 16)
on the future of Entertainment
Entertainment On this episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt talk about the declining quality of Hollywood-produced entertainment. Join us as we take a look at how the world of entertainment is changing...
Show notes are below. You can download the episode here...
Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:
High Prices for Low Quality Films Keeping Families Away From Theaters, Experts Say by Jo Piazza (FoxNews.com)
Summer Movie Special: Sequel Madness by Roger Ebert (The Daily Beast)
95 movie sequels currently in the works by Simon Brew (Den Of Geek)
Hollywood’s Out of Ideas: 2011 Will Set the Record for Most Sequels by Megan Gibson (Time.com)
RobotOverlordz | Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 12:32PM | Share Article | tagged Hollywood, copyright, on demand, theaters, video Caring About Copyright (Ep 7)
on the future of Entertainment, Internet, Technology
Entertainment, Internet, Technology On this episode of Robot Overlordz, Mike and Matt continue talking about how copyright as an issue is affecting society. Join us and find out more about this issue that is going to impact your future...
Show notes are below. You can download the episode here...
Matt & Mike's Recommended Reading:
Against Perpetual Copyright from Larry Lessig
The Case Against Digital Rights Management (DRM) from Cory Doctorow
Swiss Study on Downloading Impacts on Market for Copyrighted Materials from BoingBoing
EA banning customers with DRM also from BoingBoing
