HD DVD Encryption Hacked!
BackupHDDVD, a tool to decrypt AACS protected movies has been released. This is for serious geeks only at this point. But needless to say this is going to cause some conversation. [doom9.org]
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RIAA pretty happy with itself and happy about suing people
I just read a interview with some of the folks at the RIAA and like normal they seem to be pretty happy with themselves for suing thousands of people each year. They are also very happy with the way their lobby effort in congress has paid off. I have been advocating for a long time that people start picking up
Recording Industry says it’s ok now to Rip CD’s for you MP3 Player
Well it's funny that the RIAA is saying that it is now legal to RIP your CD's onto your MP3 players. Don't they realize that the entire world has been ripping CD's onto MP3 players for a long time. These fools are just showing how stupid they really are. They actually asked the government to change the copyright rules. This
Banned YouTube User out to get others Banned!
Seems a Banned YouTube user is not happy with some decisions that have come down against him, in posting content that YouTube said violated copyright, while the banned user said the Videos were covered on Fair Use. He says he is going to start looking everyday at content and will go after top posters of content that have questionable content.
PERFORM Act, S. 2644 Restricts Consumer Media Fair Use!
Seems Congress has some more legislation in the pipeline that is going to effect your fair use rights. The recording home coalition says: PERFORM Act, S. 2644 would prevent satellite radio subscribers from recording and listening to programming that they have paid for – you could not choose the artists and playback order for anything you have recorded for your
TorrentSpy fighting the MPAA!
TorrentSpy a torrent search engine who is in takedown war with the MPAA is not laying down, they are fighting back and I think they have a pretty good chance of getting the case dismissed. TorrentSpy is nothing more than a Torrent Search engine. They don't create torrents they only track them. If you read the motion you will understand
Could your cable company become your DVR?
Cablevision Systems is set to unveil a test that will allow consumers to time shift TV programming with their regular set top boxes. Instead of having a DVR in the home, you will now be able to use the Cable Companies infrastructure as your DVR. According to the linked article all of the functions you normally have now with your