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- The end of RIAA litigation
- The end of RIAA litigationAbout time!Finally one corporations abuse of people is being nipped in the bud! ]:)HA HA RIAA'S DEAD!!!Wasn't this yet ANOTHER No_Ax prediction that fell flat on its face, that RIAA would prevail??Man, the hits just keep on coming!"the decision" ?"the decision"?"the Howell decision"? It would...
- Tags: RIAA, RIAA litigation, snake, litigation
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
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- 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
- Another setback for university P2P
- Another setback for university P2PUm no.They should NOT kill P2P just because a criminal and inept organization wants to subpoena the daylights out of everyone. What they fail to realize is what ever they think they will produce from it will be negated by the fact they cannot conclusively prove...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Another setback for university P2P
- Last week, a federal judge dismissed the University of Oregon's arguments that the RIAA's attempts to obtain information on student file sharers was unduly burdensome. According to Ars Technica, the judge also ruled that the school did not receive protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, since none of...
- Tags: P2P, University, RIAA, Litigation, Peer To Peer (P2P), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Business Operations, Internet, Security, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Webcasting - and Pandora - saved!
- The Senate passed the Webcaster Settlement Act, described here. The bill goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it. "I'm relieved, optimistic, and grateful to our listeners," said Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora. (News.com) Even the RIAA was...
- Tags: Webcasting, RIAA, Webcaster, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaint
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaintRealMEHI'd love a way to legally copy my DVDs to my computer's HD so I can watch them without a disc in the drive. However, I'd never buy anything from Real to do it.Software doesn't copy DVDs...... people do. Real might want to talk...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, RealDVD, walk, IT IS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to veto
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to vetoGee...What a surprise that a bunch of compromised congresscritters pass another attack on the People with the backing of the "Copyright Alliance". (read, BSA, MPAA, RIAA, MS, Time Warner, Disney...)It's good that Bush will veto it. Even though he's only doing it...
- Tags: Blogging, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Bush, Pro-IP, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to veto
- After a warning from the Justice Dept. that a pro-Hollywood bill is unconstitutional, senators dropped a controversial provision to turn the Justice Dept. into a publicly funded enforcement arm for the RIAA and MPAA. But the bill still orders the White House to create a position to coordinate IP prosecutions...
- Tags: Bill, U.S. Congress, Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Walmart to pull plug on DRM servers
- Walmart to pull plug on DRM serversThe lie in their emailBeginning October 9, we will no longer be able [b] [i] refuse [/b] [/i] to assist with digital rights management issues for protected WMA files purchased from Walmart.com.Edit: Whoops! How do you do a strikethrough in Talkback?Edit edit:...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, server, digital-rights management, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-28
- A call to arms for radio fans: Pandora needs you now
- A call to arms for radio fans: Pandora needs you nowhypeI'm a big fan of Pandora and have given them decent blog coverage due to that. But every few months we hear from Tim that there's a crisis and we must save Internet radio. And perhaps it's true. However, this...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, radio, Pandora
- Discussion threads 2008-09-27
- A call to arms for radio fans: Pandora needs you now
- When I spoke to Pandora founder Tim Westergren last week he told me that there would be a time when the Internet radio site would need to issue a call to arms to its listeners -- that time is now. Westergren sent a pleading message to his...
- Tags: Internet Radio, Radio, U.S. Senate, Broadcaster, Pandora, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Jackson Browne and Copyright
- Jackson Browne and CopyrightRE: Jackson Browne and CopyrightPosted to the wrong place. Moved here: http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11048-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=52418&messageID=988050&start=-9996?SO!WHO CARES WHOM YOU VOTE FOR!!!!!I agree. it should be the length drugs are givenDrugs take far more money and time to produce than movies and music. On top of that, they may...
- Tags: Jackson Browne, Fair Use
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub' as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed' by T-Mobile G1 ...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., Matthew Miller, Twitter, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloaders
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloadersDamagesIt is invalid to assume not only damages from downloading the songs, but making them available for download by other users. While it may be difficult to discover the true value of damages to the record label, the actual value should be...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), obscene penalty, downloader, P2P downloader, P2P
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloaders
- <Update>Further note from Ray Beckerman from Recording Industry v The People on the issue of whether MediaSentry's downloading would suffice for the distribution charge see Investigator Downloading section below: "There still has to be sale or other transfer of ownership, or rental, lease, or lending. And the dissemination has to...
- Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Judge, Investigator Downloading, Thomas, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy Thomas
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy ThomasHer turn nowI hope she turns around and files a MULTI MILLION dollar suit against the RIAA. If "offering a copyrighted work to the public" is a crime, then we must by definition force the closure of all public libraries. . .This poor...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, RIAA, Jammy Thomas, verdict
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- EA Spore backlash could help end DRM
- EA Spore backlash could help end DRMPirate = Potential Lost Sale. Myself = Definate Lost Sale.I am not buying this game because of it, and I really wanted to as well.I don't understand the mentality of EA. If EA consider a pirate as a lost sale why not...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Games, Removing DRM, digital-rights management, Electronic Arts Inc., EA Spore, piracy, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy Thomas
- The $222,000 verdict against Jammy Thomas for copyright infringement by P2P is no more. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis dismissed the verdict PDF, saying it was based on the faulty "making available" theory of distribution. Thomas will face a new trial, in which the RIAA will have to prove...
- Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- IBM move reopens Open Office XML debate
- IBM move reopens Open Office XML debateWhich side attacked?I have the impression that requiring Microsoft to go through the standards process was an attempt to make it more difficult to sell Office. The strategy: governments and perhaps other organizations could mandate that formats used for saving documents had...
- Tags: Vertical industries, XML, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., government, Microsoft Office, Open Office XML debate, OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Comcast details changes for managing Web traffic
- Comcast details changes for managing Web trafficJust web traffic?Im wondering when they say "web traffic" - do they mean all traffic put on the pipe from the sub? or just Port 80 http traffic? If they get caught "slowing down" VoIP I could see where regulators could come back down...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ATT, Comcast Corp., digital reciever, paid-for, reciever
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
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