Author Archives: Jason

About Jason

Jason R. Koepke is Founder and Data Strategist at GNT LLC, a risk-analysis and data strategy firm that provides analytical and technical services to the public and private sectors. His work and research has been featured in the academic, financial, and technical industries.

Lots Of Good DRM/RIAA/Online Music News

Cop out of a post, but there’s just too much goodness:

75 percent of support calls for Deutsche Telekom’s music service are DRM-related

David Byrne goes my way and argues labels ought to use music as a loss leader for merch and ticket sales

RIAA loses/wins Consumerist.org’s worst company showdown

Seeing Is Hearing

I had my hearing checked the other day. Surprisingly, and despite what my brain tells me, my hearing is great.

While waiting for my appointment, I browsed through hearing-aid literature. It is more amusing than you might think.

For example, Oticon–a high-end hearing-aid manufacturer–claims to have put Artificial Intelligence into its devices. Amazing how they were able to do it but billions of dollars directed at similar efforts have not.

Also, there was a brochure for GN Resound. Here is my favorite part:

Writing In To Starbucks Could Land You On A Cup

From Starbucks’ submission policy on their Web site:

…you give Starbucks permission to use [your submission] and your name on the cup or online with no obligation of any kind to you, and you waive any rights or claims against Starbucks.

Yikes.