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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

AOL: Will Armstrong get any honeymoon?

Time to send out some free AOL signup disks ntntGood Bye AOLThe sooner AOL is just a shadow in the rear-view-mirror of technological history, the better.Since day one they were a success because of aggressive marketing not due to providing anything of any value to their customers.When they bought Time...

Tags: Transportation, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Ultra-slim Casio EX-G1 is ready to take on some damage

Casio's brand new Exilim EX-G1 is being praised as the world's slimmest and toughest pocket camera. To start, it's ultra-resistant to extreme conditions, including water, shock, dust and below-freezing temperatures. Ready? The 12.1-megapixel Casio digicam is intended for the extreme sporty type (and those who...

Tags: Camera, Casio Inc., Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Dance Microsoft Store employees, dance!

RE: Dance Microsoft Store employees, dance!I for one am proud to see Microsoft employees that love their job. They are really enjoying themselves which not only makes for a better environment but also makes for better customer service. This is exactly the kind of thing the Microsoft store should...

Tags: Corporate communications, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Store, video

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

FindYourFiles 3.1.6 (Windows)

FindYourFiles offers easy way to archive documents at work and at home. Order and better workplace organisation. The documents are gathered in digital folders and binders that correspond to the ones in a traditional archive. Quick access to necessary documents saved in the archive. From now on the physical searching...

Tags: Document, Workplace, Microsoft Windows, C.A.R. Board, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-11-17

Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploit

Ummm interesting....so just block 139 and 445...445? great that port aggain.Is SMB blocked to/from internet by th firewall by default?RE: Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploitPorts 139 and 445 are blocked by default for Internet access by Windows firewall in Windows 7 and any commerical hardware firewall. They are enabled...

Tags: Firewalls, SMB/SME, SMB protocol, Microsoft Windows 7, firewall, Windows 7 exploit, Microsoft Windows, small and medium business, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Could be a trend--million Energy Star homes

Out of work peopleWith more people out of work, I am sure thisis going to go great, since the banks are notlending money and now they need more 'free'money from the Gov.More pipe dreams of a failed government.Ok, off-topic but.... Africa - we want your Money!So, now that I have...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Toyota Motor Corp., job

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Psystar: Cocaine, car crashes and a chance to beat Apple

Monopoly Much?How has apple been able to get away with this? Microsoft gets sued for sending their browser with their operating system while not blocking anyone else's browsers on their systems. Apple does not allow anyone else to use their operating system on other hardware, not sure how...

Tags: Operating systems, car, Apple Inc., operating system, hackintosh, Psystar

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Watch BPA get taken seriously now

BPA partially banned in Canadahttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/_2008/2008_59-eng.phpLegislation passed by those eeee.v.i.l. conservatives...Great, new tort for trial lawyers...I was wondering what the class action lawyers were going after next, since those asbestos commercials seem to be running their course, and all the tobacco money has dried up.There is another factor that is about...

Tags: Vertical industries, tort, BPA, class action

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

NFS Clock04 1.1 (Windows)

A new bright free screensaver with a round mechanical clock from a collection of free screensavers. The clock has three hands that indicate what time it is at the moment when the screen saver is on. This screensavers are initially designed to prevent damage to CRTs and plasma computer monitors...

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

Software downloads 2009-11-11