Category Archives: business model

Music in China Business Model: Life Without Oxygen Possible?

Posted on December 4, 2010 by ipdragonimport

6 articles to go: IP Dragon on its way to its 1000th article NASA discovered that life can exist even without the 6 building blocks that were presumed crucial; carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur, read here. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baidu, business model, Economist, Hans Klaufus, Mikołaj Rogowski, music, NASA, Spock, Star Trek, Top100.cn | Leave a comment

Giving Away Music For Free to Destroy Copyright Piracy: Operation Success, Patient Dead?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by ipdragonimport

Google is trying to get a bit closer to Baidu, the number one search engine in China. Therefore it is offering the users of google.cn free music downloads. It is legal, because all copyright holders have given permission. Murad Ahmed … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative business models copyright protection, Bob Garfield, business model, EMO, Google, Greg Kot, music, On the Media, professor Lessig, Sony BMG, Universal, Warner | 7 Comments

In South Korea Warner Bros First Releases Movies Online, Then Launches DVDs, China Could Be Next

Posted on October 6, 2008 by ipdragonimport

In April 2006 IP Dragon blogged about Warner Brothers dropping its price substantially as a new business strategy in China, read more here. Now it is experimenting in South Korea with releasing movies online first and then launching the sale … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative business models. copyrights, Ars Technica, business model, DVD, Fox, Hengdian Group, Jacqui Cheng, movies, Paramount, Warner | Leave a comment

Microsoft Starts Selling 3 $ Starter Editions to Governments and Students in China

Posted on April 23, 2007 by ipdragonimport

Jack Schofield reports for the Guardian Unlimited about Microsofts offer to Chinese governements and students to buy a stripped down version of Windows XP (Starter Edition) and Office (Home and Student 2007) for 3 US dollar. Schofield asserts that piracy … Continue reading →

Posted in business model, copyright piracy, Microsoft, MS Office, MS Windows XP | Leave a comment