Emblematic of the struggle in Sweden over file sharing, high profile file sharer Ivar Wenster said that the evidence against him was destroyed when lightning struck his computer. Wenster is head of...
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Photo - DVD Jon by Irina Slutsky Jon Lech Johansen, aka DVD Jon, is back. He's the programmer who gained fame cracking DVD encryption. He now has moved to the U.S. and turned his attention to...
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The Recording Academy, home of the Grammys, has publicly called for a truce between the labels and tech companies, according to Digital Music News. "We all know that the next five years will set...
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by Marc on September 11, 2006
Photo from CNET CNET posted an interview with Mark Cuban, founder of HDNET and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Mark spoke on the future of digital entertainment and HD video. His cogent observations...
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In "A Barenaked guide to music copyright reform," artist Steven Page of the barenaked ladies, a member of the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, writes that suing fans is not the solution....
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Ray Beckerman spoke on RIAA consumer lawsuits in a conference call for DefectiveByDesign.org, which is a part of the Free Software Foundation. I attended the call. Ray spoke eloquently about how RIAA...
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by Marc on July 17, 2006
john Edwards, 2004 Democratic VP candidate and possible 2008 Presidential candidate, has made a few campaign movies available over Bit Torrent. Maybe we'll have a more enlightened Administration...
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by Marc on July 12, 2006
Hilary Rosen, ex-RIAA prez, goes all the way and the media is happy to follow. We reported earlier that she "rethinks lawsuits and DRM". Now in a Wired interview she reveals she's gone...
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Not long after RIAA Prez Cary Sherman's inane answers in a CNET interview, RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol continues the fantasy with the USA Today article "RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing...
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by Marc on June 07, 2006
In Hilary Rosen Vader I slammed the ex-president of RIAA for slamming Apple. In typical Hollywood sleight-of-hand she criticized Apple for iTunes DRM. But Hollywood sets the terms for Apple selling...
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by Marc on June 07, 2006
CNET puff piece Newsmaker: RIAA's next moves in Washington throws softball questions at RIAA Chairman Mitch Bainwold and President Cary Sherman. The two earn almost $2 million together and appear...
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by Marc on May 30, 2006
I recommend an excellent article, How to Donate Your Old Computer from Ariane Benefit. Computers are becoming disposable. That old beast from 5 years ago with Windows 98 may be Ancient history, but...
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by Marc on March 05, 2006
Adam Livingstone, Producer, BBC Newsnight, writes to his viewers about P2P, Bit Torrent, and encryption. He says: File sharing is not theft. It has never been theft. Anyone who says it is theft is...
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SFX Entertainment founder Robert Sillerman spoke at the billboard music & Money Symposium and criticized the industry for not being responsive to technology and customers. The article from...
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by Marc on February 22, 2006
For an alternative viewpoint, listen to Tony Brummel, foudcer and CEO of indie label Victory Records. "Apple/iTunes do not care about independent labels or, for that matter, the record industry....
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by Marc on February 16, 2006
Here is more DiaRIAA. David Berlind, executive editor at ZDNet, calls music industry-mandated DRM (Digital Rights Management) CRAP in this video. CRAP stands for Content, Restriction, annulment, and...
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by Marc on January 30, 2006
More on why Steve Jobs sold to Apple. Bob Cringely writes that it's liquidity for his family: "The guy had 80 percent of his wealth tied-up in Pixar. That kind of holding is very difficult...
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by Marc on January 29, 2006
David Coursey raises an excellent question in Pixar Promises Change for Disney's Media. Now that he's the biggest stockholder in Disney, will he be able to effect change? I think the answer...
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Attorney and P2P consumer lawsuit defender Ray Beckerman (pictured here) has compiled a Directory of Lawyers Defending RIAA Lawsuits on his blog. The EFF also has a list at the Subpoena Defense...
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In Capitol Hill testimony MetaMachine President Sam Yagan, developer of eDonkey, annouced he is exiting the P2P business in compliance with a Cease & Desist letter from the entertainment industry...
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