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Hope poster artist sued, arrested

Hope poster artist sued, arrestedObama should pardon himAnd give the AP the middle finger. RE: Hope poster artist sued, arrestedLast April, Fairey mobilized his legal team to send Baxter Orr a cease and desist order threatening legal action against him. The Austin, Texas, artist made a parody of Fairey's Andre...

Tags: poster artist, Fairey

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

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A British look at global warming denial

Need to use facts and make them real, not tenuous 'proofs'A lot of the debate seems to be centred around personalities and their need for acknowledgement of 'their' ideas.'I know because I am a scientist' means nothing, because to most, 'science' is just opinion, like history. It is often shrouded...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

AKVIS ArtWork 3.0 (Windows)

AKVIS ArtWork is an ideal solution for creative expression and a perfect gift for a creative person. The program combines advanced painting techniques with a touch of an artistic approach to ordinary digital snapshots, making your digital pictures look as if they were real paintings. ArtWork gives you a unique...

Tags: Technique, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, AKVIS, AKVIS ArtWork, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-09-22

Flickr changes tune over Obama Joker image

Sorry but using a copyrighted material in satire or parody is allowed without permission of the copyright owner. Which is why Weird Al was able to make Amish Paradise without permission he normally asks out of courtesy and so he can collect royalties.I agree with thatAnd I am quite the...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, way thing, Obama Joker, Flickr, Obama, Equality, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Pirate Bay

Pirate BayThe name says it allThe "business" was created to "pirate" copyrighted material. Even their website bragged about how many movies and songs you could get with their services.Not All Torrents Are IllegalAlthough you will be able to obtain many copyrighted materials on Pirate Bay, A large amount of torrents...

Tags: Piracy, Pirate Bay

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Hope poster artist sued, arrested

News of the weird. First Obama poster artist Shepard Fairey is sued by AP for copyright infringement for using a wire service photo as a model for his artwork (a particularly obnoxious assertion of copyright: if painting from a photo is copyright infringement, why doesn't AP sue the estate of...

Tags: Associated Press, Artist, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-02-10

2009 Honda Civic Si

Photo gallery:2009 Honda Civic SiThe Honda Civic Si, one of the best values in performance, gets updated bodywork and some new electronics to keep it competitive for the 2009 model year. None of these changes are drastic--just a few add-ons and styling to comport with Honda's new look--because the Civic...

Tags: Performance management, Civic Si, Honda Civic, Honda Motor Co., Honda Civic Si

Product reviews 2008-12-17

Apple wins royalty rate showdown

Apple wins royalty rate showdownhigher Rate?the Real price for a song should about 25 cents (this will make it more competive agains "free") but guess the RIAA's members just want more money no matter what. that is why the RIAA must be shutdown as it is the most anti-consumer criminal...

Tags: Apple wins royalty rate showdown, RIAA, royalty rate showdown, piracy, Apple Wins, music, showdown, MPAA, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

U2 manager takes Internet providers to task

U2 manager takes Internet providers to taskLike blaming the government because ...This is as bombastic and idiotic as any other idea that would the government because stolen cars are moved on public highways!Hey, he is right.Nothing else worth saying, unless your a pirate that is. They will whine endlessly..."Their...

Tags: Piracy, Internet, music industry, music

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

If yesterday's ruling holds, TorrentSpy must die

If yesterday's ruling holds, TorrentSpy must dieI might agree that...... torrentspy.com should be shut down but not that torrents should be made illegal. I use them regularly for downloading my Linux ISOs and it would be very inconvenient to not be able to use them. Classifying torrents as a 'den...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, TorrentSpy

Discussion threads 2007-12-19

Can you save the planet by switching to a "black" Google?

Can you save the planet by switching to a "black" Google?BacklightYou'll probably find that most of the LCD power draw was to support the backlight used to make things visible.Something like Blackle seems just like a tricky way to capture traffic and monitor people's queries. You could probably just...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Google Inc., Blackle, monitor, LCD, CRT

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

Create professional-quality photographic and text effects for free with the GIMP

The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease of use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software applications. In this chapter download from The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers, learn how to harness...

Tags: Technique, GIMP, Productivity

Book chapters 2007-08-08

Music industry overreach?

Music industry overreach?You're supposed to pay in the U.S. tooHere's the link to ASCAP's sitehttp://www.ascap.com/licensing/generalfaq.htmlI don't know what the various costs are.Licensing fees as a result of piracy? Please.Such blatant belief in the idea that piracy is behind the music industries recent "overreaches" is humorous.Any establishment which will play...

Tags: CD sale, piracy, music, sales

Discussion threads 2007-07-13

Apple and Universal at loggerheads over iTunes

Apple and Universal at loggerheads over iTunesI can't see them not renewingI put this as posturing to re-negotiate better terms. Where else are they going to sell their digital offerings? What other market (eTunes is second and no DRM, so that is a non starter) are they going...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, CD, Apple Inc., music, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2007-07-02

DRM-free movement snowballs; watch those song prices

DRM-free movement snowballs; watch those song pricesRight now there is stagnationLike all artificially restricted markets, it is stagnant since innovation and choice is not the motivating factor. The best example, way back when only Ma Bell phones were allowed to be used. You have your choice of black...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, quality song

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Second Life to open-source grid; will Google bite?

Second Life to open-source grid; will Google bite?Anything to put Secondlife in the right hand!Secondlife is a very good idea, but exploited by the wrong peopless. The client is extremly buggy, slow and un-efficient. LL should sell the whole idea to a competant company who can make it right.why 31...

Tags: Google Inc., open source, SecondLife, Second Life

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

Spiking the digital media punch

Spiking the digital media punchGood IdeasWith sagging album sales, this kind of thing could be a great way of adding value to the traditional audio album proposition. A standardized means of digitally packaging albums so that they also offer multimedia content as well. Flash or Adobe's new Apollo would be...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital music, Apple iPod, CD, Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, digital media

Discussion threads 2007-04-12

Will defendant Google bite the copyright infringement bullet?

Will defendant Google bite the copyright infringement bullet?Do No EvilI always through the boys who run google were arrogant and shallow in the social sense. Like street thugs they think that whatever they want they can have just because they say so. They have helped the communists government...

Tags: Digital media, DMCA, Viacom Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-13

Viacom to YouTube: Take down pirated clips

Viacom to YouTube: Take down pirated clipsIt's not our fault, honest...And the fact we are making money from all your work shouldn't be a factor. Yeah, like any judge is going to buy that.Three words to YouTube, Take It Down! I have the feeling they will be hearing...

Tags: Corporate communications, Disney Corp., Shakespeare, Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc., video

Discussion threads 2007-02-02

Vista Media Center: Ready for the living room?

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is decidedly un-Microsoft-like. For starters, it has a gorgeous interface. It’s a poster child for usability, actually beating TiVo at its own game. It’s fast. And, at least in my household, it’s been surprisingly, almost shockingly reliable.So, you can understand why I’m holding my...

Tags: Media Center PC

Blog posts 2006-06-02