Have you ever bought an app or game from a digital storefront, only for it to suddenly disappear and become inaccessible without warning? It’s both confusing and frustrating, which is why some governments are stepping in and hoping to make things clearer for consumers. Gavin Newsom, governor of California, recently signed a new law (AB 2426) that involves the purchasing of digital goods and services. Under the new law, online storefronts that sell digital copies of video games, music, movies, TV shows, and ebooks must be explicit as to whether customers actually own what they’re purchasing. Some digital services are already adapting to the new regulations, which aren’t set to be enforced until next year. Steam is one such company, having already implemented a change in the Steam storefront that explicitly notifies customers that they’re purchasing “a license for the product on Steam” and don’t actually own the game outright. What does that mean for you? Well, a license is just permission for you to access content that’s provided by the service (i.e., the game). If the content is made unavailable for whatever reason, you aren’t entitled to access in perpetuity. (As opposed to buying a digital download, in which case you’re buying permission to download and keep said files.) According to Engadget, this new wording in Steam is used in all countries and territories, not just the United States. Further reading: Why digital games can vanish in a heartbeat Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2024-10-11 19:19:30 UTC ]
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The convergence of digital and linear business models and operations may be the hottest and most important strategic topic in the digital ad business today. Certainly, it is changing how major stakeholders -- publishers and media properties, brands, advertisers and agencies -- view the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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So you’re in the market for a new iPad. Excellent choice—I couldn’t live without mine. It’s my companion when I’m catching up on news and email in the morning over tea, reading a comic book in the evening to unwind, or watching a movie while traveling on a plane. But these days, picking an iPad... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Closure of Zoo and FHM signals end to an era after new websites replaced magazines aimed at young menOver the past two decades, magazines such as FHM, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo have surfed the wave of laddish culture brought to life in the 1990s sitcom, Men Behaving Badly.But Nuts closed its print... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starting today, Audible is offering digital audiobook editions of all the titles in the Harry Potter series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher sees digital advertising growth halve and print advertising worsen with employment and property ads in steep declineJohnston Press has seen digital advertising growth halve and print advertising worsen as employment and property ads suffered steep declines.The regional newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[Sponsored Content] Just a few years ago, it looked as if digital publishing would push print aside and that publishers would be able to avoid paying the high costs of paper, printing and postage. But print refused to die. Why? The post A Look Ahead: Print and Digital Periodicals appeared... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair is replacing its digital conference, traditionally held on the Monday before the fair opens, with “Quantum”, a data-driven overview of the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I lead the global digital products team across books and journals at Taylor & Francis. The work of the team ranges from delivering the extensive roadmap for our journals platform, which contains millions of articles, through to managing the relaunch of our video-based... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is writing a book examining the "fluid and unpredictable state of politics", to be published by The Bodley Head next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Target's taking kids and grown-ups alike on a "holiday odyssey," one that brings shopping and storytelling together in digitally fueled new ways. The Minneapolis-based retailer's 2015 campaign from 72andSunny is rooted in a digital children's book narrated by actor Neil Patrick Harris. The... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TELL and Agatha Christie Productions (ACP) have launched a new storytelling app based on Christie's short story collection The Mysterious Mr Quin, starring "Game of Thrones" actor Gethin Anthony in the lead role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The past week of digital marketing data involved everything from serious stats on Facebook's diminishing referrals for some publishers to the a goofy clip-on man bun going viral on Groupon. 1. Snapchat video views have tripled since May and now total 6 billion every day, according to a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperLegend, with its focus on discovering new literary talent, will consider manuscripts submitted by un-agented authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early Monday afternoon, President Barack Obama debuted an official Facebook page for the Oval Office. Obama's first post entailed a message about climate change, with a video in which he gives a brief tour of the White House backyard and tells listeners that a fox and a hawk regularly roam the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The onslaught of tech information is relentless. Stay on top of the latest with PCWorld’s Digital Edition. Available as single copies or as a yearlong subscription, it highlights the best content from PCWorld.com—the most important news, the key product reviews, and the most useful features and... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The dystopian YA franchise that has made an indelible mark on popular culture has reached its final chapter with the release of Lionsgate's 'Mockingjay Part 2' on November 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USC receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is not the only Trojans starter who could be sidelined against Arizona on Saturday night because of injury. Receiver Darreus Rogers and linebacker Cameron Smith are trying to work through hamstring issues, and safety Leon McQuay III suffered a knee strain blocking... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"This capability is what we lost 500 years ago with the Gutenberg book." And Akim Ozakil, founder of the two-year-old Alternate Worlds digital publisher in the San Francisco area, calls that lost capability "mutation," by which he means the ability for readers to impact a story. What's printed,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the debate over ad viewability rages on, AppNexus is the latest to introduce a tool for advertisers that only want to buy ads that people have some chance to see.Traditionally, advertisers buy digital media based on how many impressions they want, before the ads are actually served, and pay... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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