I had an interesting conference call earlier today with several people in the US who are all in the music industry. I can't say who they are, since we are under NDA. They are raising money for a new venture in music. I am providing some advice on the business plan. I offered some advice [...]

Flashback – 1999 – Sydney, Federal Courtroom 23B I carried a box with 5,382 page phone bill to court with me every day. I was ATA Telstra for what I like to term, “inaccurate billing practices”.   The Judge upon sitting down would look over his courtroom and espy me and the box in front [...]

I tweet and follow a couple of interesting people. Australia's File-sharing cops are actually located in Europe. DTECNET. This allows them to investigate Austrlian file sharers without having to be a registered Australian company that is consequently answerable to the laws and regulations pertaining to and regulating companies operating in Australia. I guess that places [...]

It is an unstated fact of life that women provide the nurturing for the men that bring home the bacon.   Therefore any potential male suitor needs to know exactly what the bacon is.   Guys, a hint, it’s not a 1979 Holden Monaro with mag wheels and a 400 decibel stereo anymore.   It’s [...]

People have talked about the move by Comrade Murdoch to make all the News properties follow a “pay to view” model. While this is something that is presumably designed to get the stock analysts feeling hot and sweaty about the potential for News to arrest its declining newspaper revenues, particularly from its online properties, I [...]