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The RIAA has declared radio a form of piracy

June 27th, 2008 – 16:54

No, I’m not kidding.
“It’s a form of piracy, if you will, but not in the classic sense as we think of it,” said Martin Machowsky, a musicFirst spokesman. “Today we gifted them a can of herring, about their argument that they provide promotional value. We think that’s a red herring. Nobody listens to the radio [...]

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Spidey is single again

January 10th, 2008 – 20:35

I haven’t bought a comic book in over a decade and a half, and I’m REALLY fuming over this: Peter Parker (Spider Man) and Mary Jane Watson are no longer to be married.
Those who know Spider-Man only from Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst in the movies might be surprised to learn that in [...]

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RIAA Wins AND loses

August 25th, 2006 – 13:24

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 [...]

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