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Reports from the Capitol v Thomas case are starting to come in with the jury awarding $220,000 to the record companies. There is no mention of an appeal yet, but one would assume this is inevitable. An interesting fact that came up in the trial was that Thomas was a very large consumer of legal music. This backs up what
A lawsuit brought by a blind student against Target alleging that their web-site is not properly accessible has become a class action. From the commentary I have read, the main reason that the site is hard to access with screen reading software is the lack of alt attributes for images on the site. The alt attribute is used to give a text descriptor to images, it not only helps people using screen reading software, it also helps search engines understand your content. You can read more about it here if you are interested.
It has taken nearly 3 years for Microsoft to get in the Podcasting game but it appears that the new Zune is going to be able to sync and download podcast via Wifi at home while connected to the home network.
If you are interested in this trial, keep an eye on Ars Technica this week. They are giving this daily coverage, the first days wrapup already posted. The beginning has been predictable, with RIAA witnesses banging on about how much piracy costs them. The defence tactic to date seems to be around questioning the methods the RIAA uses to gather
Back from Podcast Expo lots to talk. Major jet Lag tonight and my energy battery is on low. Sponsors: Sponsor: Save Money with all our GoDaddy Codes see our Promo Code Page [Try GoToMeeting free for 30 days at GoToMeeting.com/techpodcasts. No credit card needed.] Twitter Me http://www.twitter.com/geeknews My Facebook Profile Comments to 619-342-7365 e-mail to geeknews@gmail.com Listener Links: Dangers of
First and foremost again this year I was overwhelmed by the number of listeners that stopped in and saw me at the RawVoice booth. Several of you brought me small gifts and I was completely blown away by that.
I have posted an analysis on BusinessGeek my analysis of whether Facebook is worth $15B, and whether Microsoft cares. As previously, I will give you the summary and let you decide if you are interested in the detail.
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