LJ Index


  1. Percentage of early-adopting PVR (Personal Video Recorder, like the Linux-platformed TiVo) owners who are watching more TV than before they oned the device: 63
  2. Percentage of current PVR owners who have "no idea" of which channels the shows being watched were originally on: 12
  3. Percentage of current PVR and VCR owners who like to scan past ads: 25
  4. Number of channels on Dish Network's $31.95/mo Dish 150 plan: 215
  5. Number of open source licenses on the Open Source Initiative's approved list: 22
  6. Percentage of 74 leading brands that have lost brand value over the last ten years: 55
  7. Percentage drop in value for all 74 leading brands over the same period: 5
  8. Number of new products introduced last year: 31,432
  9. Royalty charge paid by recording equipment manufacturers, according to the American Home Recording Act (AHRA), as a percentage of the manufacturer's revenue: 2
  10. The Sound Recordings Fund's share of AHRA royalty payments: 2/3
  11. Percentage of that fund allocated for "non featured musicians and vocalists": 4
  12. Percantage of remaining royalties allocated for "featured recording artists": 40
  13. Percentage of remaining royalties allocated to "owners of the exclusive right to reproduce sound recordings distributed during the relevant year": 60
  14. Red Hat percentage on machines surveyed by Linux Counter: 28.39
  15. Slackware percentage on machines surveyed by Linux Counter: 22.40
  16. Debian percentage on machines surveyed by Linux Counter: 19.30


Sources: 1-3 Electronic Media, from NextResearch; 3, The Wall Street Journal; 4, Dish Network; 5, Open Source Initiative <www.opensource.org>; 6-8, Financial Times; 9-13, RIAA

Background (not for pubication, just for reference if we ever need to look back):

http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html?id=010807001167&query=%22no%20logo%22

http://riaa.com/Licensing-AARC-2.cfm