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by Marc on April 01, 2007
I recently installed the latest high speed Internet vehicle, BPL - Broadband Over Power Line. Availability at any electrical outlet is a huge benefit, although download speed is less than cable and...
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, Legal
by Marc on March 16, 2007
TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: BOUND BY LAW? is published by The Study of the Public Domain program at Duke University Law School Center. The comic book illustrates copyright law, including the...
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by Marc on March 02, 2007
Yahoo is launching Odd News Underground in what looks like a pathetic attempt for attention. I'll be happy to give it some extra PR here. But it's not the kind they likely want. The video...
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by Marc on February 23, 2007
This isn't related to our topic on hand. But it's Friday and I can be freaky. So I recommend MeanKids. The site can be vulgar with topics like "And Now a Word from the Man Love...
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In an amusing turnabout, fans are billing Universal Studios for their marketing effort. Universal released the movie Serenity, which was based on the TV show firefly. So Universal's marketing arm...
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by Marc on November 03, 2006
Stephen Colbert gives his funny take on Google's YouTube licensing woes in his The Word segment. The problem? No money. But now Google brings a little moola to grease everybody's pocket....
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by Marc on October 20, 2006
Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't...
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by Marc on October 13, 2006
Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't...
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by Marc on October 06, 2006
Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't...
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by Marc on September 29, 2006
Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't Download...
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by Marc on September 20, 2006
Ahoy matey, it's Talk Like a pirate Day! Well, yesterday was, actually. Here are a few treats to celebrate. * Official web site with translator. * Social Network. A quiet online place to call home...
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by Marc on September 15, 2006
Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't...
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by Marc on August 31, 2006
Here's a treat for your Labor Day weekend. CinemaNow is one of a handful of web sites that sell or rent major movies in digital form. They are the only one that also provides Burn to DVD, which...
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Check out the excellent RIAA parody song from Weird Al Yankovic. Yes, you CAN download the song free. Choice lyrics include support from Metallica's infamous Lars Ulrich and the threat that if...
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, Fun
by Marc on July 29, 2006
Metallica finally has made its songs available on iTunes, the dominant online music store. The group has been notorious for its relationship with online world. It was a prime critic of the original...
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, Fun
by Marc on July 28, 2006
A nice piece of activism comes from YouWouldnt.net, which features a video that is a parody of an MPAA propaganda piece called Abuse of Power. The web site says: Would you start a war? Loot a pension...
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by Marc on July 27, 2006
U.S. legalese not your thing? An Israeli of all people turns the U.S. Copyright Code into plain English. Yehuda Berlinger of Jerusalem, Israel, a game designer, wrote "The U.S. Copyright code, in...
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by Marc on April 05, 2006
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are set to merge to form the Music And Film Industry Association of America, or MAFIAA. From...
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by Marc on April 03, 2006
Win an iPod Shuffle! Mosey on down to our Digital Music Weblog and take a brief survey to enter.......
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