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Amazon announces long-rumored DRM-free music store

by ben @ Wednesday, May 16th, 2007. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under dot drm

Link and run: Amazon announces long-rumored DRM-free music store
Quick comment: YES!!

Cory Doctorow

by ben @ Thursday, March 29th, 2007. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under dot blogging, dot drm, dot internet, dot tech, dot wtf

Continuing the Celebrity photo series. Cory Doctorow (BoingBoing.net, Craphound.com, copyright expert, and author) on the right. Photo taken during his visit to Mysteroius Galaxy Books, San Diego.
Very crappy “Free with Activation” cameraphone.
My first attended author-signing ever. I own several signed books, all bought from the same store, but due to work commitments [...]

P2P Extortion

by ben @ Thursday, March 8th, 2007. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under dot drm, dot internet, dot tech

Link and run: p2pextortion.com, the answer to the previously mentioned p2plawsuits.com.

p2plawsuit.com FAQ/Propaganda

by ben @ Friday, March 2nd, 2007. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under dot drm

p2plawsuit.com — the fast, easy way to pay extortion money. Seriously, it’s like their Western f’n Union.
Anyhoo, crap commentary aside, this site is a companion to the latest round of lawsuits threatened against college students. It offers a quick, easy way to reach a pre-trial settlement using a simple Visa/Mastercard/Discover card.
Maybe Visa could [...]

Today WAS a “Day against DRM”

by ben @ Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under dot drm, dot internet

Totally missed this in the business with the moving of the hosts, but today (October 3) was the “Day Against DRM.”
Today is October 3, the International Day Against DRM — the first global day where people rise up and say no to anti-copying technology that treats you like a crook. Remember, DRM doesn’t stop “piracy” [...]

RIAA Wins AND loses

by ben @ Friday, August 25th, 2006. Tags: , ,
Filed under dot drm, dot entertainment

Two legal lessons from the RIAA: don’t disobey the judge and don’t sue innocent people
In a nutshell:
(a) RIAA sues someone, gets a judge to order the defendant to turn over her computer for scrutiny, defendant’s data mysteriously disappears, judge issues a default victory for the plaintiff. Don’t wipe your hard drives, if sued.
(b) RIAA [...]

Timely

by ben @ Wednesday, January 4th, 2006. Filed under dot drm
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