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This news is a little old but I wonder what will happen to peoples buying habits when they see this new logo on the CD. "A music industry group has proposed a logo to identify CDs that include anti-copying features, saying the feature could help allay consumer concerns over the technology." [News.com]
In a letter sent to more than 2,000 university presidents, the RIAA, MPAA and other copyright owner trade groups told university officials that large numbers of students were using college resources to violate federal law. [News.Com]
As I was crusing around today I was surprised to see some changes over at Wired has the look and feel of the site design they were using before. [Wired]
Jon Udell over at O'Reilly Network has an interesting atricle about Googling your personal e-mail and although I like the idea and will probably give the software a try I wonder how effective it will be. I personall think the current search routines within Outlook Sucks and I have made up for the shortfall by trying to keep my e-mail
The software we use to publish this website has been upgraded. I can not wait to get home to install it. As many of you know I travel a great deal and sometimes my connectivity plain sucks and it makes it difficult to update the site daily. [www.movabletype.org] I currently miss my broadband connection and can not wait to get
Microsoft can not seem to make up there mind when it comes to battling video Piracy. The recording studio's are upset that the software may allow users to record premium programs and violate copyright protections. Last month, the company trotted out a new version of its operating system, dubbed Windows XP Media Center edition, which enables consumers with specially equipped
It seems that the legal machine of the United States Government and the Entertainment industry are having a very hard time finding the source code to Kazaa along with who owns it. In a court case that will be a new rendition of the keystone cops this legal manuvers should prove to be worthy of many a follow on story.
I have added another blog to my daily read and highly recomend it seems this guy has a lot of great information. [Werblog]
I am a big music fan but I am also a avid book reader. I also spend many months a year on the road and do not have the luxury of carrying around 5-6 paperbacks everytime I head to the airport. So today I am reading a article that was published by Lockergnome and checked out a article on AudioBooksForFree.com
Did the congressional people get there heads out of there asses long enough to realize that small webcasters were about to be crucified with the new pricing structure. Hope may be on the way as legislatures may have hammered out a deal to save the small independent webcaster from a fate that was bearing down upon them. For more details
What do you do if your keyboard goes wonky? How do you type an email message or even type a command string in the Run command? No problem! Just use the Windows XP On Screen keyboard. This little utility is handy not only if your keyboard stops working, but also if you're using a handheld or tablet PC. You need
The CBDTPA bill (S. 2048) proposed in Congress by Senators Fritz Hollings (D-SC) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), along with Senators Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John Breaux (D-LA), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that would force all new personal computers and digital home entertainment devices sold in the United States to have government-approved "policeware" built-in. This policeware would restrict your
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