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Airport censors wifi Title: Airport censors wifi
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Filed in archive Society & Public Policy by Jordan Grodecki on March 07, 2008

Denver Airport has decided that it has the right to stop users from going on sites it thinks are at all risque on it's free Wifi system, and critics are saying that it is using technology very...

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China bans Hollywood films Title: China bans Hollywood films
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Filed in archive Society & Public Policy by Jordan Grodecki on December 11, 2007

The People's Republic of China has taken the somewhat extraordinary step of completely banning US films from cinemas in the country. Well, actually, they haven't officially taken this step,...

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Why we don't have 100 Mbps Internet Title: Why we don't have 100 Mbps Internet
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Filed in archive Commentary , Government , Internet , Society & Public Policy by Marc on August 10, 2007

In How's That U.S. Broadband Working For You? we reported how the U.S. fell further behind in world broadband penetration and price. The OECD report rated the U.S. 15th out of 30 countries....

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Fun Friday: P2P Brings Down the Farm Title: Fun Friday: P2P Brings Down the Farm
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Filed in archive Fun , Society & Public Policy by Marc on August 03, 2007

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...

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P2P On the Hill - U.S. Witch Hunt Title: P2P On the Hill - U.S. Witch Hunt
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Filed in archive Government , Society & Public Policy by Marc on July 31, 2007

This post is part of a series on the US House of Representatives hearing on P2P. 1. U.S. Witch Hunt 2. Who Stole My P2P Cheese 3. What the Feds Say 4. The Industry Talks 5. Clark Wants Gov.......

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Stop Blaming P2P Title: Stop Blaming P2P
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Filed in archive Society & Public Policy , Stats by Marc on July 03, 2007

The NPD Group's latest research confirms research from other sources that P2P is not the top offender in unauthorized downloading. The finding questions the record industry's war against its...

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It's Back: 10 Things I Hate About Commandments Title: It's Back: 10 Things I Hate About Commandments
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Filed in archive Business , Entertainment industry , Free and Legal Files , Society & Public Policy , Video by Marc on June 26, 2007

It's a comedy 3,000 years in the making and Viacom shut it down. The DMCA makes it easy for copyright holders to request content be removed. But what about when they get it wrong? Viacom has sent...

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EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels Title: EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels
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Filed in archive Commentary , Companies , Entertainment industry , Finance , Society & Public Policy by Marc on June 12, 2007

This article is part of a series on the changing music business. 1. Weakly Album Sales 2. It's Not About the Album 3. Album Sales Are Like US Box Office 4. EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of...

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Low Song Pricing Is Here To Stay Title: Low Song Pricing Is Here To Stay
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Filed in archive Business , Entertainment industry , Marketing , Society & Public Policy by Marc on June 12, 2007

Leading online music store eMusic with has driven song prices down as low as 25¢ if you max out their song bundles. eMusic offers over two million tracks, all in open MP3 format. But many labels...

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RIAA Gains Traction in The U.S. White House: Jumps on Police State Bandwagon Title: RIAA Gains Traction in The U.S. White House: Jumps on Police State Bandwagon
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Filed in archive Consumer rights , Government , Legal , Privacy & Security , RIAA, MPAA , Society & Public Policy by Marc on May 30, 2007

RIAA is taking a new tactic in its fight on pirates of all stripes - jump on the Bush administration bandwagon to create a police state. The Bush administration, fresh on the heels of its success on...

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Copyrights Forever? Title: Copyrights Forever?
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Filed in archive Commentary , Legal , Society & Public Policy by Marc on May 28, 2007

In "A Great Idea Lives Forever. Shouldn't Its Copyright?" Mark Helprin writes "No good case exists for the inequality of real and intellectual property, because no good case can...

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Fun Friday - Steal This DVD Title: Fun Friday - Steal This DVD
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Filed in archive Artists , Commentary , Fun , Society & Public Policy by Marc on May 26, 2007

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."......

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Fun Friday - "Melancholy Elephants" Title: Fun Friday - "Melancholy Elephants"
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Filed in archive Fun , Legal , Society & Public Policy by Marc on May 18, 2007

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 for...

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RIAA Pushes Students to Darknets Title: RIAA Pushes Students to Darknets
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Filed in archive RIAA, MPAA , Society & Public Policy by Marc on May 15, 2007

As predicted here and by other industry experts, the harder the entertainment industry pushes consumers, the harder they will push back with more evasive technologies. The renewed RIAA offensive on...

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"Protect Harvard from the RIAA" Title: "Protect Harvard from the RIAA"
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Filed in archive Commentary , People , RIAA, MPAA , Society & Public Policy by Marc on May 10, 2007

RIAA continues its campaign to co-opt universities in curtailing alleged copyright infringement by its students with mixed success. Harvard staff and alumni Wendy Seltzer and Charles Nesson from the...

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The Ticking WiFi Bomb Title: The Ticking WiFi Bomb
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Filed in archive Commentary , Entertainment industry , Society & Public Policy , Technology by Marc on May 04, 2007

Open wireless Internet like WiFi represents a huge threat to RIAA. It's virtually impossible to track and identify WiFi users. Wireless users typically share the same IP address. The Internet...

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Net Neutrality: When Best Efforts is Least Title: Net Neutrality: When Best Efforts is Least
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Filed in archive Commentary , Internet , Society & Public Policy by Marc on April 20, 2007

Bob Cringely writes "We Don't Need No Stinking Best Effort: Net neutrality may have been just a fantasy all along." Bob, welcome to the real world. One of his readers writes: "I...

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