Note: Cross-posted in part from my tumblr blog. See the additional note at the bottom of this post. ]. generally don’t blog politics. It can be bad for business. However, the SOPA/ PIPA legislation , which pitted new tech against old media, requires a response. However, the legislation as drafted is bad law. You can find that here. MORE >>

Fred Wilson wrote a piece on his blog today complaining about the film business ’ distribution model. Fred wrote in part that: denying customers the films they want, on the devices they want to watch them, when they want to watch them is not a great business model. Studio executives ] insist that they need their windows. MORE >>

I’ve been collecting expressions I’ve heard or used during negotiations since the start of dealfatigue; most recently updating the page, Lingua Franca last month. So I was pleased to discover Variety’s slanguage dictionary here. MORE >>

Note: This is a reprint of my 10/31/09 post.] Last year, procrastination got the best of me and by the time I got around to the annual pumpkin purchase on October 30th, the supermarkets were out of all but the most damaged pumpkins. was left with no alternative than to deal with the local Pumpkin Patch Guy (a/k/a the Christmas Tree Lot Guy). MORE >>

Last year, procrastination got the best of me and by the time I got around to the annual pumpkin purchase on October 30th, the supermarkets were out of all but the most damaged pumpkins. was left with no alternative than to deal with the local Pumpkin Patch Guy (a/k/a the Christmas Tree Lot Guy). He was ripping me off. SAG and the AMPTP). MORE >>