Part 3: Shakespeare and his media brand

A lesson for entrepreneurs is the value of trust and intellectual property In the previous two parts of “Shakespeare the media entrepreneur” I showed many parallels between the media ecosystem of England four centuries ago and that of today — similar risks and similar rewards. Part 1: Shakespeare the media entrepreneur Part 2: Shakespeare stayed […]

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How a musician views piracy and streaming

In May I was in New York at an academic conference and had time to spend with my son, Patrick Breiner, a jazz saxophonist. I wanted to hear what he had to say about the economics of the music business from his perspective. He ended up talking more about relationships than economics. Patrick says that […]

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Internet excesses recall Shakespeare’s time

Along with the decline of youth morals, a favorite topic of people of a certain age is the decay of the language. The idea that there was a Golden Age of morals and language, now corrupted in our decadent time, has been a literary topic for a couple of thousand years. It is part of […]

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