Utopic world of free-for-all content

Hi, my name is Eileen Yu, and I'm a Barry Manilow fan.

All right, there, I've said it. I'm a huge, big, out-of-this-world, mega fan of the guy who dances to the Copacabana in a pink ruffles puffy-sleeved shirt. So what if he has a nose the size of a brinjal and shares the same age as my dad. He..... Read more »

Tags: digital-rights management, content provider, copyright law, copyright protection, Internet, Music, sales, MySpace, marketing, tool

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How modern technology has mis-valued content

I remember returning to the office from my first few assignments as a rookie reporter, real excited, and eager to write about my "news-breaking" information.

"They said this is the world's first technology able to do that...world's first!" I would exclaim, wide-eyed. But, of course, my senior colleagues, seasoned IT journalists that they were, would calm me down and patiently..... Read more »

Tags: Fact, music download, co-author, Internet, Wikipedia, accountability, India, Australia, marketing, journalist

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Can innovation come in SMB packages?

I'm in Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days this week, serving as moderator for a panel discussion at the APEC SME Technology Entrepreneur Seminar.

Themed "Innovation and technology: the sustaining power of SMEs in the global economic crisis", most of the presentations and keynotes urged the need for small businesses in the region to continue to Read more »

Tags: Small And Medium Enterprise, Government, Hewlett-Packard Co., conference, Innovation, small and medium business, Twitter, industry, knowledge, Microsoft Corp.

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Eileen Yu

Eileen Yu began covering the IT industry when Asynchronous Transfer Mode was still hip and e-commerce was the new buzzword. These days, she gets stirred up over issues concerning Internet regulation, intellectual property rights and software patents, online privacy and data protection. Eileen is senior editor at ZDNet Asia, where she oversees the business tech news site.