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Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?: Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?Why is Crude Oil Price so High?Why is the Dollar so low?RE: Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?It's pretty easy. OPEC is made up mostly not all mind you, of countries that are not to fond of the US....; Tags: Auto Industry, OPEC, Crude Oil, cartel; Discussion threads 2008-06-06
European archives release vintage films online: European archives release vintage films onlineMore competition is good, especially if it's free!This type of offering is great for a number of reasons: it brings art that was essentially lost back into the mainstream, and it presents a wider range of content to the public that will compete with the...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), MORE COMPETITION, public domain, domain, cartel, DMCA, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-02-12
Flailing the latest digital whipping boy: Flailing the latest digital whipping boyMy two cents"Of course evidence suggests that file sharing cannibalizes the economic value of the movies, television shows, and music distributed illegally on peer-to-peer networks. Being able to obtain content on peer to peer networks negates the need for consumers to buy DVDs, watch television,...; Tags: TVs, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Peer to peer (P2P), industry, Music Festival, DVD, TV, cartel; Discussion threads 2007-12-03
EU fines Sony, others for videotape price fixes: EU fines Sony, others for videotape price fixesjust wondering...[i]The cartel covered the two most popular professional videotape formats at the time--Betacam SP and Digital Betacam[/i].Could it be the $ony & Co is repeating the history with the blue ray?If you look arround the blue-ray disks and players are double compared...; Tags: HD DVD, Benefits, Consumer electronics, Digital media, Sony Corp., cartel; Discussion threads 2007-11-20
Why Silicon Valley has to break the Telco/Cable Comms Cartel: Silicon Valley is teeming with established companies and startups whose services and products require communications services. Some of the startups are called Web 2.0 companies, or social networking companies, social media companies etc. It doesn't really matter what they are called, they all require a communications component to unlock the...; Tags: Silicon Valley, IT strategy, Disruptive; Blog posts 2007-07-10

Is it too late for managed Blu-ray and HD-DVD copying?: Is it too late for managed Blu-ray and HD-DVD copying?Exactly...Quit with the premium crap. I shouldn't have to pay more for anti-cripple technology to begin with. That's stupid since it wasn't there until this whole DRM thing came about.They still don't get it. I want the same functionality I have...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, cartel, HD-DVD, IS IT; Discussion threads 2007-05-24
Moral hazards and net neutrality: George Ou is probably going to write something on this, as he's the one who sent me the link, but I just had to pull out one piece that I thought was particularly important. Timothy B. Lee (which, when I first read it, I thought to be Tim Berners-Lee, father...; Tags: industry, government regulation, cartel, Net Neutrality, transportation; Blog posts 2006-08-03
EU agrees to new rules on sharing technology: EU agrees to new rules on sharing technologyUnleveling the playing field aren't theySo now that they, the EU, have decided to dictate how business can be done in Europe are they going to further sue AMERICAN companies for practices they deem anticomptetive that is perfectly legal in the United States?...; Tags: capitalism, American company, Microsoft Corp., cartel; Discussion threads 2004-04-07
Net, cell phones hide drug traffickers: Net, cell phones hide drug traffickersHushmail? Hadn't heard of it before.Shhhh! Maybe it is a decoy (like the yellow pages ads for "escort services" run by vice) with a backdoor so all encrypted mail can be read.DEA, get a life! There are real humans out there dying...; Tags: phone, cell phone, DEA, mammal, cartel; Discussion threads 2004-03-19
FCC nears vote on TV 'broadcast flag': FCC nears vote on TV 'broadcast flag'How do I pirate thee? Let me count the ways...The problem with a scheme like this is that it won't stop hackers and will probably annoy consumers. Like those who have already purchased HDTVs and would have to buy an upgrade or...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Piracy, Peer to peer (P2P), Consumer electronics, RIAA, cartel, IT FAILED, TV, ruler, FCC; Discussion threads 2003-10-28

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Can your insurance force you out of the country?: Can your insurance force you out of the country?Will they include airfare and a guarantee?Most people have found good doctors they have a rapport with. If computer systems can't be dealt with by words printed on a cue card, human medicine is going to be a thousandfold more complex...; Tags: Government, Financial Planning, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, insurance, Socialized Medicine; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Study: MP3 generation still a bunch of pirates: Study: MP3 generation still a bunch of piratesAnd if the study was done before MP3'sYou would have probably gotten similar stats for copies of cassettes. Where the record industry messed up at was not selling MP3 music online sooner.Music industry cartel propaganda.How many people were surveyed? 3? 100? A million?...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MP3, music, MP3 generation, piracy; Discussion threads 2008-06-16
Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?: Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?just a technicality......but this isn't law in Canada, yet. It's just a bill at this point. Carry on...it will never beThis farce of a bill is the single most anti-consumer thing i ever saw in Canada.You can copy legally own media...; Tags: Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, northern DMCA, IS Canada, new Copyright Law, DMCA, copyright law; Discussion threads 2008-06-13
Crude oil: OPEC cartel? Speculation? Unlimited demand?: I am not sure there is a simple explanation for what's happening with crude oil prices. As with any unprecedented run-up in price on anything from Enron stock to tulip futures, there is always a mix of greed, speculation, widespread fear or eagerness, supply issues, etc. Please note...; Tags: OPEC, Alternative Energy, Oil, Price, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-06
AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?: AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...; Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics, chip, Intel Corp., graphics chip, new roadmap, Puma, asset; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Widevine and Microsoft team up for DRM on Silverlight: Widevine and Microsoft team up for DRM on SilverlightYippee!Just what the world needs: more DRM. People must come to terms with just how much the music and movie industries are suffering in today's tough economic times....Move Networks on SilverlightJust a clarification from your story: Does Move use VC-1?...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Microsoft Corp., team, digital-rights management, Microsoft Silverlight, Move Network, codec; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Working in a small business can make you sick: Working in a small business can make you sickSmall Bus. healthcareI have coverage through my employer a four employee company. He pays half, I pay the other half. It's $2750 a year vs. $5400, so it's better than nothing!One of two things has to happenAnd this is the case for...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Blankenhorn, small business; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Whispers will not kill fair use: Whispers will not kill fair useDon't discount the power of briberyThe amount of money and influence poured into Congressional coffers by the media cartel is huge. Add to that the fact that both elected officials and bureaucrats suffer from "star worship" as the general populace. Just look at the Hilary...; Tags: Government, GWB, fair use, international law, epitome, indifference; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
Network TV ad revenues to reach $123 bln in 2008: Network TV ad revenues to reach $123 bln in 2008who Need "pay" for contentIf network TV get so much money for providing "free" content. WWhy is there is a need for paid content?If it was not for some notorious criminal cartel such as RIAA and MPAA i bet everything will...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network TV, TV, network, advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
Turn your PC into the ultimate DVD changer: Turn your PC into the ultimate DVD changere: Turn your PC into the ultimate DVD changerFrom the linked article:[i]NOTE: DVD Shrink can break the copy protection on most DVDs without issue, but if you're having a problem, try running previously mentioned DVD43, which promises to remove copy protection from virtually...; Tags: Consumer electronics, Fair Use, DVD, ultimate DVD-changer, copy protection, DVD-changer, DMCA, PC; Discussion threads 2008-03-25