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Justice says $1.9 million verdict is constitutional

Jammie Thomas-Rasset was hit with a $1.9 million verdict for filesharing 24 songs -- roughly $80,000 per song. Is that even constitutional? Thomas-Rasset's lawyers filed an appeal saying it's not. Friday, the Justice Department weighed in with an opinion that it is PDF. Under the Copyright Act's...

Tags: Damage, Thomas-Rasset, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Consensus! Tenenbaum defense is a trainwreck

TechDirt says that the Tenenbaum defense is a "trainwreck in motion." Picking up on copyright industry lawyer Ben Sheffner's opinion that the biggest error - of the many Team Tenenbaum made - was the failure to obtain an expert witness on economic damages, TechDirt's Mike Masnick writes: ...

Tags: Damage, Industry, File-sharing, Charles Nesson, Masnick, Strategy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Management, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-29

'Insane' $1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfall

So Jammie Thomas-Rasset is a thief - a willful copyright infringer - who uploaded 24 songs to the Internet. At least, the jury in her second trial so found in delivering a $1.9 million verdict: $80,000 per song. Under the law the jury...

Tags: Damage, RIAA, Public Relations, Government, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-19

House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act

So, we have a credit crisis, a foreclosure crisis, a full-blown recession and no plans on how to get out of Iraq or how to create a regional solution. So what do we need? How about an intellectual property czar and stiffer penalties for unauthorized music downloading? ...

Tags: Damage, CD, IP, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-01

The end of RIAA litigation

I spent this morning on the phone with Ray Beckerman of the Recording Industry v The People blog, who laid out why the decision is pretty much the touch of death for the RIAA's litigation strategy. Here's the scenario: The entire litigation model is based on the...

Tags: Damage, RIAA, Reproduction, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Justice comes out against Jammie Thomas

After Jammie Thomas left court with a $222,000 judgment against her for allegedly illegally downloading music, she vowed to appeal the decision. The basis of the appeal was that the statutory fines the jury levied against her are unconstitutional, considering that the actual value of each download is only about...

Tags: Damage, Infringement, Internet, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-05

House passes patent reform, as White House voices objections

The House of Representatives handed the technology industry a big win by passing the Patent Reform Act. The bill changes the way damages for patent infringement are calculated, InfoWorld reports. Under the current scheme, damages are calculated based on the value of the entire product containing the infringing invention....

Tags: Damage, Patent, Patent Infringement, White House, MP3, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-09

World of Warcraft DamageMeters mod 5.6 (Windows)

Compatible with Burning Crusade, DamageMeters keeps track of the damage you and nearby players does and shows the total damage as meters in a window on the screen. It makes it easy to compare the relative damage/healing output of members of a party or raid. At any time you can...

Tags: Damage, World Of Warcraft, Patrick Cyr, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-02-02

How to stop your snoring without surgery 1 (Windows)

Snoring is No Laughing Matter As innocent children armed with our trusty toolbox of crayons and markers, we often depicted a snoring person as someone lying in bed with a series of Z s casually emerging from a peacefully sleeping body. However, what we neglected to draw and again, rather...

Tags: Person, Top Ranked Exclusive Ebooks, Snoring, Damage, Microsoft Windows, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources

Software downloads 2006-06-08

Damage ID 1.0 (Windows)

Damage ID lowers costs and increases profits through better protection of your assets. Damage ID software allows for in-depth tracking of your assets. Damage ID allows you to visually track and measure damage to any asset (auto, home, and rentals) with a few mouse clicks. Simply upload pictures of your...

Tags: Asset, Damage, Microsoft Windows, Id Software, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Software downloads 2005-05-03

Additional Resources

NFS Cowboys Screensaver 1.1 (Windows)

Three cowboys are crossing the field at dawn. A bright and contrasted image. NewFreeScreensavers.com offers screensavers of nature, natural phenomena, screensavers showing time, and others. The screensavers from are initially designed to prevent damage to CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images...

Tags: Network File System, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Computer, NewFreeScreensavers, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Stop Software Installation Tool 3.1.1.22 (Windows)

I do not approve of some of the programs or games that my child installs on my computer. Also I can not even control him to prevent software installation. What can I do?. How many times we heard this question from parents. Without good preventative measures, children can bring a...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Computer, SSS Lab, Stop Software Installation Tool, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-05

IronKey reveals new, ultra-secure D200 USB flash drives

Another bad designIf I can lose the cap and damage the connector, it's not secure. Why would anybody make a flash drive with a separate cap any more? I'll continue to wait for a secure drive with a good physical design that operates reliably with NO software installation on host...

Tags: Flash memory, IronKey, D200 USB flash drive, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

VAIO? BZ Notebook Spill Test

Distilled Water You could possibly do this with many laptops with distilled water, and it wouldn't affect it for a while! But its good to see laptops designed for this sort of thing!RE: VAIO? BZ Notebook Spill TestThat is hardly a test...Who drinks water? In a glass?Spill something that conducts...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, BZ Notebook, Sony Vaio

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

(Philips Tapster--photos)

more information please ...The following introductory statement is lacking the beef: [i]"... the product will never set foot on a retail shelf."[/i]WHY will it never appear on the retail shelf?What is it, and why should I want it?Even cycling through the photographs, each with a little info about...

Tags: Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Tapster, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Hard Disk Sentinel 3.00 (Windows)

Hard Disk Sentinel monitors hard disk status, health and performance including temperature and S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, built in most hard disks today) values for each hard disks. Also it measures the hard disk transfer speed in real time which can be used as a benchmark or to...

Tags: Hard Drive, Backup, Microsoft Windows, H.D.S. Hungary, Professional Version

Software downloads 2009-10-31

Red Rubberized Shield Protector Case for HTC Hero (Sprint)

Now that you've invested your hard-earned money into the

Tags: HTC Hero, High Tech Computer Corp., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-10-30

What should open source do in a car?

Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...

Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Turret Wars Lite for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

Turret Wars Lite for iPhone is a single player arcade style pseudo strategy game. Find and destroy all the enemy turrets before they find and destroy you. You can collect powerups bunkers to help you survive longer as well and increase your projectile damage or increase your health. There are...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Clickgamer, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Turret Wars for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

Turret Wars for iPhone is a single player arcade style pseudo strategy game. Find and destroy all the enemy turrets before they find and destroy you. You can collect powerups bunkers to help you survive longer as well and increase your projectile damage or increase your health. There are even...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Clickgamer, Smart Phones, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-29