22 days ago
nelson : Authors Guild on Google - The opinion of the folks who sued Google over books rights, talking about what they won. Including up front cash settlement.
# copy22 days ago
nelson : Google books agreement - Some settlement of copyright issues, can't tell yet if it's good or bad for the Big G
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10 month ago
Andy Baio : Nick Denton digs up Tom Cruise's Scientology video - wisely hosted on Gawker's servers instead of Youtube, so won't be easily taken offline
nelson : Cruise on Scientology - It really is just KSW
plasticbag : Insane Tom Cruise Scientology video - I'm guessing everyone's seen this by now but just in case you haven't....
Rod Begbie : Exclusive: The Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress - Hard to watch without remembering his interview scenes in Magnolia. "When you're a Scientologist, and you drive by an accident, you know you have to do something about it, because you know you're the only one who can really help..." [via] #
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Rod Begbie : FairUse4WM - a WM/DRM removal program - I've finally had a chance to test this with files downloaded from Napster and Rhapsody's subscription services, and it does what it says on the tin. The question of interest: If this could be chained to a transcoder that automagically converted download [via] #
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32 month ago
Linkorama : First Rule Of WoW: You Don't Talk About WoW - Vivendi's position is apparently that merely writing about their game infringes their copyright even if the author incorporates none of the company's text or storyline. Although the e-book does contain a limited number of screen shots to explain combat te
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33 month ago
kayodeok : The big DRM mistake - Digital Rights Managements hurts paying customers, destroys Fair Use rights, renders customers' investments worthless, and can always be defeated. Why are consumers and publishers being forced to use DRM?
deusx : The big DRM mistake - "Digital Rights Managements hurts paying customers, destroys Fair Use rights, renders customers' investments worthless, and can always be defeated. Why are consumers and publishers being forced to use DRM?"
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37 month ago
Linkorama : Lessig: Google Book Debate - nd so if that’s so, then if Google Book Search is fair use. not only is Google doing nothing wrong. Google is, from the perspective of the authors and publishers, doing something extra nice — giving them the permission to opt out of the inde
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