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by Jordan Grodecki on September 1, 2008
We all knew the case against the Pirate Bay was going to be a hard one to press charges, and find evidence for, so it's no suprise to see the case has been delayed once more, possibly until 2009...
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by Jordan Grodecki on August 25, 2008
AFACT has published a new report claiming that australian heroin sellers are making millions of dollars by moving into internet piracy, and then funneling all their profits from it into drug product...
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by Jordan Grodecki on April 9, 2008
Danish ISP TDC has taken a groundbreaking step an is now offering free, legal music downloads to all its customers. They are in agreements with all major labels and as such the library is full with ...
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by Jordan Grodecki on February 26, 2008
The South by South West festival has done something amazing; released a absolutly huge amount of tracks by upcoming artists that are performing this year for free, downloadable via torrent.
Everyth...
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by Jordan Grodecki on December 21, 2007
As if there wasn't already enough ways to break the law by downloading and uploading content; the creator of blubster and Piolet, both fairly small P2P networks, has invented a new application, an...
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by Jordan Grodecki on November 21, 2007
radiohead on crack you say? That would be an interesting story for a p2p weblog to cover, but obviously, this is in relation to the "crazy" distribution method where fan's paid what they...
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by Jordan Grodecki on October 31, 2007
nine inch nails mastermind Trent Reznor has never been one to shy away from his criticism of the record industry, even going as far as to tell his fans to STEAL his music, due to the apparent extort...
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by Marc on August 17, 2007
The New York Times has an amusing article Memo to the Dept. of Magical Copyright Enforcement. Stopping copyright infringement is difficult. And it's often on the fringe. Acquiring illegitimate con...
P2P makes you blind, puts Los Angeles grips out of work, and now is killing U.S. farms.
Forget the fact that corn farmers are experiencing record corn prices due to government subsidies and increasi...
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by Marc on July 27, 2007
The iPhone is great material. This video shows more hidden uses from cheese grater to prophylactic.
Get video codes at Bolt.
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by Marc on July 20, 2007
You mean you didn't know about the x-ray camera, taser, tricorder, and special phone numbers? eWeek's Spencer Katt spills the beans on hidden iPhone features.
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by Marc on July 13, 2007
"Steve Jobs" hypes the iPhone.
Burning Man: Fact & Fiction lays down the truth about the wild celebration in the Nevada desert the week before LaborDay. There's lots of music (see how I made this relevant to our blog), danc...
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by Marc on June 22, 2007
Hallmark has new line of musical greeting cards. This is a great commercial with dad opening a card for Father's Day that sings MC Hammer's Hammertime. The cards retail for a whopping five dol...
New York artist and former software programmer Jonathan Coulton is profiled in the New York Times magazine section. He explains how he's created a full-time living through free distribution. He wr...
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by Marc on June 8, 2007
Photo - Josh Anderson for The New York Times
This has absolutely nothing to do with our topic. But then that's why we have Fun Fridays. I couldn't resist sharing this with my readers. Kudzu h...
DiscRevolt brings a new way for artists to promote themselves with artist trading cards. The cards are both a physical memento for the artist like a CD Jewel case and a stored credit card that authori...
A young filmmaker talks about pirates who bootlegged his independent movie, and concludes "two wrongs don't make a right. But it's a start."
Science fiction author Spider Robinson wrote a brilliant story about copyrights 25 years ago, long before the ongoing fight we have today.
"Melancholy Elephants" won the 1983 Hugo Award fo...
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by Marc on April 27, 2007
The artist Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip shares some smart reflections on making music in "thou Shalt Always Kill"
A few choice lyrics:
Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim.
Thou s...
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by Marc on April 6, 2007
The recording industry has embarked on an innovative strategy. Tired of combative adults who claim they're innocent and can't pony up the $5,000 settlement, the recording is catching Americans...
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by Marc on April 1, 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 ev...
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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 differe...
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by Marc on March 2, 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 new...
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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 Associatio...
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 3, 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. Every...
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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 Download...
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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 Download...
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by Marc on October 6, 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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