What we`re seeing right now is most likely stage one, with other details to come in the near future.
It`s happening across the board, it`s not just Apple. We`re starting to see the tip of the iceberg of what you`re going to see over the next 12 to 18 months.
The dispute is about the extent that (Sony BMG and Warner) have not licensed their music for (Apple`s) Japanese services, which is significant, considering Japan is the second biggest market after the U.S.. It`s a question of existing contracts versus future contracts.
A statute like this is much more likely to come out of Europe, where the entertainment industry is not as powerful of a force.
VCs aren`t going to fund something that will extend copyright infringement,
You`re talking still -- as much hype as there has been -- about a nascent market. Do you really want to start raising prices on a market that is a drop in the bucket (of overall revenue)?
I don`t think there`s anyone out there saying, `I want my mobile TV,` because you don`t buy technology. I don`t think there`s a huge market, initially. Like anything, it`s going to be driven by content.
As far as the patent process and how long it takes to patent something, this is a story that is not yet written.
Derivatives won`t be affected positively,
It`s still a drop in the bucket of what`s available. It`s so limited across the board. We`re still in the very early infancy (of the industry).