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A new bill introduced in congress would give the FBI a greater roll in hunting down copyright infringer's. The RIAA is salivating at the mouth with the prospect of having G-Men prosecuting people who are sharing music. Where will the madness end. [ZDNet]
I hate inaction a friend and I happened upon a man beating a women a few years ago. There where about 10 people watching and doing nothing, I was so pissed I could hardly contain myself. My Friend and I jumped in to stop it and after taking a couple of serious shots ourselves got this guy to the ground
Four very unfortunate souls are about to have there names released to the Recording Industry. It will be curious to see how long it will take those 4 to have legal action taken against them. I am pleased that Verizon fought them though companies to easily roll over on it's customers these days. [ZDNet]
When the Record Labels suffered it's humiliating defeat against Morpheus they could not stand to have been beaten. Now they have filed a lawsuit in Nashville TN home of Country Music and they are again out for blood. Like Rabid dogs that want to tear the head of anything they can get there teeth into. Quoting the LA Times :
It appears that DirecTV is going after individuals that have purchased equipment that circumvents there signal in a big way. Slashdot ran an article today that referenced a site that DirecTV is trying to get shutdown. After looking around a bit it is apparent that there are a lot of scared people out there. I am going to provide my
This story is on every major website and I just want to point out some links for you all to follow to get the lowdown on how it went. [Reuters] [Security Focus] [ZDNet] [TechDirt] The TechDirt article hits the nail on the head. What is so ludicrous about this case is that you can find DeCSS almost anyplace on the
In a terrific brief by the EFF this will give you some insight into what is happening in California. The ruling will set legal precedence thus the decision reached is critical. [EFF]