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Legal woes mount for TorrentSpy

Legal woes mount for TorrentSpyTally another loss of liberties - this is getting oldI understand that they want to protect copyrighted information. That's the law, and it's not possible for someone to actually claim that copyrighted material should be free to anyone - that goes against the purpose of...

Tags: Servers, Now IT, e-mail, Legal Woe, TorrentSpy, media, server

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

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Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files

ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...

Tags: Strategy, wireless, Acta, rights holder, shut-off, intellectual property

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

BSA says piracy cost $50 billion, awaits its IP czar

BSA says piracy cost $50 billion, awaits its IP czarThere is no such thing as piracy...Piracy is what happens to ships on the high seas.Un-licensed software is NOT piracy! Useing the word "piracy" to denote un-licensed software is just a form of propaganda.With product activation, Draconian DRM and EULAs that...

Tags: Well Let, Business Software Alliance, piracy, IP Czar, Cyber Mafia, IP

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?

European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?Fine is for the pastThis fine is for the past and has nothing to do with their current 'openness'!I'm gladI'm so glad Microsoft have suddenly changed and decided to makes these moves purely out the goodness of their own hearts.Who knows if the...

Tags: Servers, European Commission, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

Apple collecting iPhone user data

Apple collecting iPhone user dataI would be surprised[i]You did read the iPhone EULA, didn't you?[/i]I would be surprised if even 10% of everyone who agreed to any EULA actually read it.RE: Apple collecting iPhone user dataOh my God. I shudder to think that Apple might possibly know what the temperature...

Tags: Investment, Stock Data, Apple Inc., stock, iPhone user data, Apple iPhone, user data

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

John Edwards, NAFTA and protectionism

John Edwards, NAFTA and protectionismTunnel vision...because I work for Microsoft, everything I do MUST be done to justify their existence.It couldn't be that I have argued consistently for the past 10 years in favor of free markets.Read Your US History! Oh Multi-National Corporate EmployeeFirst, thanks for taking on the elephant...

Tags: Free trade, American-made product, Lincoln, black slave, American Party, Microsoft Corp., NAFTA, John Edwards, slave

Discussion threads 2007-08-07

News to know: IT wary of Web 2.0; DST looms; New My Yahoo

Notable headlines: Dion Hinchcliffe: More organizations shift to Web 2.0 while IT departments remain wary.AT&T may try to alter pact with Yahoo: WSJ AP: Gates, Buffett Top Billionaires Ranking. List.Daylight Saving woe:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft customers melting down over Daylight Saving patches.Larry Dignan: Your DST IT nightmare: Who’s to blame?...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Another real world example of why DRM is evil

One of the lesser discussed but equally troubling evils of digital rights management technology is what I call the "DRM switcheroo." The DRM switcheroo is where the person or company sitting at the DRM controls over the content you've accumulated under one set of rules switches to...

Tags: digital-rights management

Blog posts 2006-05-30

DRM to join death and taxes. Will Sun's DReaM spare us the nightmare?

DRM to join death and taxes. Will Sun's DReaM spare us the nightmare?And if...... the content providers successfully require DRM, and if the content providers are mistrustful of open source, then to the degree that DReaM is open-source oriented it will be ignored or opposed by the only people...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Sun Microsystems Inc., tax, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-04-24

Sony's Rootkit backfires

Sony's Rootkit backfiresSony anti-piracy softwareI purchased two Sony manufactured CD's from Target. One was from Gretchen Wilson, the other, I can't remember right now. My biggest issue was with the two sided CD. One side had the artist's music videos, the other their album. I thought that...

Tags: Rootkits, Piracy, Sony Corp., CD, rootkit, Sony Rootkit

Discussion threads 2006-01-11

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at risk

Image-handling flaws put Windows PCs at riskThe real critical flaw .....is buying this crap!That's why the irrelevant PhP vulnerability was pushed so hardby zdnet ;;-) They would have to prepare people's moods and tastes for YACMSF Yet Another Critical MS Flaw I am sure that will mitigate somehow the impact...

Tags: SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, flaw, critical flaw, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Discussion threads 2005-11-08

Microsoft could face fresh EU case

Microsoft could face fresh EU caseCan MS dominate the EU like it doesour legal system. They are obviously not paying EU members enough payola.It's obvious MS has already bought and paid for our legal system. Come on MS, Europe is worth more than you are paying right now!!!EU...

Tags: sanction, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-09-20

Why IT policy won't change under Powell replacement

I've been researching the public statements of several candidates foroutgoing FCC Commissioner Michael Powell's seat. As a result, I'm highly confident that no telecommunications policy changes will take effect if any of the people likely to be nominated are confirmed.Before I get into the specifics, let's do a candidate roll...

Tags: VoIP

Blog posts 2005-01-21

Patent suits target games industry

Patent suits target games industryWow, you just have to marvel at the power of the patentwhether you're the industry behemoth or the small indie outfit, someone's patent or the patent they gained in acquisition of another company can spell big money for the current holder and a lot of woe...

Tags: game, patent

Discussion threads 2004-11-17

XM Radio tunes in online music service

XM Radio tunes in online music serviceTrial policy writers have no clueOK. New computer. Free trial that lets me listen to music, but it goes away after 30 days and takes all the music I downloaded with it. You know it will disappear before you have a...

Tags: Replay Music, XM Satellite Radio Inc., music, online music

Discussion threads 2004-09-15

California sues Microsoft for antitrust...again

California sues Microsoft for antitrust...againThat's one way to make up for state revenue shortfall.There's more money in that Microsoft well!! Ahhhnold...Go get it before the European union gets it!Maybe the U.S. will now join the rest of the world..And say "you've held us hostage long enough Microsoft!"Time for FREEdom......

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Litigation, Now IT, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2004-08-27

Microsoft cracks down on source-code traders

Microsoft cracks down on source-code tradersMicrosoft is missing a golden opportunityAs the article states, the genie is already out of the bottle. Rather than fretting over the trading of the source code and the illegal use thereof, they should just see what comes of this public release.Perhaps the evaluation...

Tags: SECURITY, trader, Microsoft Corp., OSS, source code

Discussion threads 2004-02-18