RIAA ordered to justify its Piracy Charges!
Finally the RIAA is being required to justify why it charges people it catches people pirating $750.00 a single rather than the 70 cents that retailers have to pay.
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Somebody Screwed Chirs Pirillo!
I don’t think I have ever seen Chirs Pirillo say anything negative on his Blog but someone must have really shafted him. The packing trucks where coming to move his household goods when all of a sudden the moving plans were canceled and he has apparently been sworn to secrecy as he is indicating he cannot say anything about the situation.
TiVo Raises Subscription Rates!
TiVo has made what I consider a strategic blunder in announcing their new subscription plans. If new subscribers are not willing to sign a three year subscription fee the monthly charge for the service is going to be $19.95 per month. Let me see I have a HD-DVR from my cable provider that cost me $9.95 per month why would
Exclusive Podcast Interview with Ralph Girkins of UTUBE on PCN
You heard about UTUBE.com suing YouTube correct? Here is an exclusive interview with the president of the company on the pending litigation and exclusive podcast interview from the Better Process Podcast hosted on PodcasterNews.com [PCN] [Digg the Interview]
Top Digg users should focus on their own Blogs
Top Digg users are crying like kids having the car keys taken away over the algorithm changes that were put in place recently at Digg. Over the past couple of years I have probably submitted a dozen stories to Digg their with varying results but the question is why beyond ego would I care if I became a top digger? Those that spend a lot of time digging stories are not getting paid. I quit helping other people get rich a long time ago. The only thing they are getting is bragging rights.
Is online Ad profiling out of control?
Two Consumer groups think that online profiling by advertisers has gone too far. With the combination of consumers surfing habits being tracked, combining that data with sophisticated profiling engines results in a very robust picture of consumer tastes and spending habits. These consumer groups have asked the FTC to open a probe to Online Ad Profiling. In my opinion this
China we don’t censor the Internet Really we Don’t!
This assertion actually came out of the mouth of a Chinese Official. It's pretty funny really because even my 8 year old who is in the 4th grade know that people in China are censored. I need say no more. [TechDirt]