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- News Corp. to release TV/films for download (protected by MS-DRM)
- Personally, I think the very first question that should be asked whenever a movie or television studio releases its content for download, or whenever some new multimedia device or phone comes out, is what Digital Rights Management DRM technology (otherwise known as CRAP -- Cancellation, Restriction, And Punishment) it's intertwined...
- Tags: Crap, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2006-08-14
- GM, Ford, Mazda, to drive acceptance of Apple's C.R.A.P. Coke to help market soak it up.
- I couldn't help myself with the catchy headline this time. Hey. It's hot and I'm feely punchy. So, the lowdown is that GM, Ford, and Mazda are apparently going to be iPod friendly. According to CNET's Kevin Massy:Apple is teaming up with GM, Ford, and Mazda...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Crap
- Blog posts 2006-08-03
- FSF-backed DRM protesters don hazmat suits at WinHEC
- According to DVD-Recordable.org:As Microsoft developers gathered in Seattle to hear Bill Gates's keynote speech on the future of Microsoft and the coming release of its updated operating system Vista, protesters wearing bright yellow Hazmat suits swarmed the entrance of the city's convention center, delivering an unsettling message to the corporation:...
- Tags: Crap, Digital Restrictions Management
- Blog posts 2006-05-24
- Intel's DRM by any other name is still DRM
- In calling a spade a spade, Cory Doctorow refers to Intel's DTCP-IP technology for what it really is: Digital Rights Management Technology. Only I wish he'd start using my acronym for DRM: CRAP see the video for why I call it that. That way, the headline could have...
- Tags: Crap, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2006-03-07
- Jobs iPod Hi-Fi: Home stereo reinvented? Or load of HorseCRAP?
- Please don't say I didn't warn you. Regarding Apple's recently introduced iPod Hi-Fi, the first story I read was written by News.com's John Borland. In it, Borland wrote "Jobs and Apple are pitching the iPod Hi-Fi as a replacement for the home stereo system." My hunt began...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Crap
- Blog posts 2006-03-01
- FSF's Stallman pitches new definition for C.R.A.P.
- If you've been following any of the news regarding the now draft version 3 of the GNU General Public License, then you also know by now that the Free Software Foundation and its leader Richard Stallman are looking to prevent the mashing up of GPL'd software with digital rights management...
- Tags: Crap
- Blog posts 2006-02-14
- Git yer preloaded iPods on eBay (but are they time bombs?)
- Warning: This blog entry substitutes the acronym CRAP where the term DRM might normally have appeared. read why. By way of Slashdot comes an alert to Kevin Maney's piece in USA Today about the legality of selling preloaded iPods. Wrote Maney: A 60-gigabyte video iPod...
- Tags: Crap, IPODS
- Blog posts 2006-01-24
- Google vs. the DOJ, GPL 3, Mashup Camp and CRAP...(The Dan and David Show)
- In this latest episode of the Dan & David Show we look into Google's refusal to provide search logs to the government and at the forthcoming (in 2007) version of the GPL version 3. We also discuss the latest moves from Oracle to make its next-generation architecture and applications suite,...
- Tags: podcast, Crap, David Show, Mashup Camp
- Blog posts 2006-01-21
- Suggestions for renaming DRM start rolling in
- From ZDNet reader Russ Lighton via email, a new explanation for the acronym DRM: The Digital Repossession Manifesto DRM: "By purchasing this product you understand and agree you are actually purchasing a rental of the digital content and do not actually own the content. The rental...
- Tags: Content Restriction, Crap, Digital Repossession Manifesto
- Blog posts 2006-01-13
Additional Resources
- Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspects
- Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspectsCatching criminals is only the first step... Until judiciary systems around the world make a good example of these guys, nothing good will come out of these arrests. To reduce cybercrime we need effective deterrents. Slapping big fines that these guys are never going to pay...
- Tags: Construction, cybercrime suspect, Romanian, Nate
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soonMedia Center may be best MS appMedia Center is by far the app I use most on my PC. When you're in MC, you don't even realize you're using a computer. Yes, there are some missing features, but it a joy to...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Digital media, TV Pack, Fiji, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TV, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Center TV Pack
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy
- Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economyGoogle earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economyAnd the ship starts to sink...I hope no one was expecting them to have a good quarter considering their lack of innovation, discontinuing services, and their prized possession of search...
- Tags: Financial accounting, earnings miss, GOOG, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"
- Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"SilverliteSo... the point of this article is... ???Since Silverlight came from Microsoft...and Microsoft is the biggest name in software, it becomes way to easy for those jealous of Microsoft's success to tear down or discredit them with frivilous lawsuits. What if Silverlight came...
- Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight suit, conduct
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- In America money is life
- In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...
- Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along
- NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- It's a start: Spammer gets jail time
- It's a start: Spammer gets jail timeI dont see spaming as a jail-able offense.I would love to give jailtime to companies that send crap to my mailbox.The issue is waisted time and resources. It costs x dollars to clean that up, so you owe me x dollars, if dont...
- Tags: Spam, spammer, anti-spam
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Voting For A McCain
- Voting For A McCainAh, milk from the the government sow..Obama's tax policies will hurt American business way more than any benefits his technology policies may provide. It's not government's role to create and invest in technology; its role is to get out of the way so that the Apples,...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obamessiah, tax, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channelsHow good is Dish's Service/Performance?I'm about ready to leave Cable again. Usability features of their Scientific Atlanta DVR boxes is very, VERY weak.How does Dish's HD DVR stack up to Tivo and the SA Sara-based boxes?RE: DISH Network launches satellite, promises more...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, Dish Network, satellite, network, digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts
- Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughtsWho else has a dog in the hunt?If the court says that part of Apple's EULA is unenforceable, when it's a part that's so essential to Apple's business model, then who else has questionable terms in their...
- Tags: Milton Bradley, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Pystar
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'
- Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Apple vs. Psystar complaint excerpts: 'Invaluable good is being eroded'Despite all this I'm still hoping for Psystar FTW! Low cost OS X machines could do a lot of good. Apple doesn't see the potential here to raise more revenue...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, App£e
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
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