15 month ago
Linkorama : DRM vendors are pushing the impossible - There are some fundamental truths in the universe. We cannot travel faster than light, and we cannot make a copy protection system that is uncrackable. The only question is: how long will paying customers stay when the companies they're buying from treat
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20 month ago
adamrg : Jack Valenti, dead at 85 - This Funeral is Not Yet Rated.
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jimray : Wired News: MPAA Kills Anti-Pretexting Bill - "The MPAA has a tremendous amount of clout and they told legislators, 'We need to pose as someone other than who we are to stop illegal downloading,' Goldberg said."
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25 month ago
deusx : Why does the fashion industry thrive in spite of rampant IP "piracy"? - "In spite of the lack of IP protection for clothing designs—or rather, because of this lack, the authors argue—the fashion industry remains vibrant and profitable"
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27 month ago
deusx : MPAA campaign makes piracy seem totally badass | GoSleepGo.com - "Rightly so, the kid in the poster is excited as hell about it!"
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27 month ago
wearehugh : Boing Boing: Amazon Unbox to customers: Eat shit and die - "only a couple femtometers more dignified than being traded to another inmate for a couple packs of cigarettes"
deusx : Boing Boing: Amazon Unbox to customers: Eat shit and die - "Amazon's new video-on-demand store may sound like a good idea, but once you take a look at the "agreement" you enter into by giving them your money, that changes."
Nelson Minar : Amazon Unbox DRM - More anti-consumer products
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28 month ago
deusx : Circuit City invites wrath of the MPAA by copying DVDs - "The company will take commercial DVDs and rip them for use on portable devices for $10 for 1 DVD, $20 for 3 DVDs or $30 for 5 DVDs. That is, until their legal department hears what's happening."
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29 month ago
deusx : Push the Third Button Twice: The Pig and the Box - "The Pig and the Box is about a pig who finds a magic box that can replicate anything you put into it. "
Rod Begbie : The Pig and the Box - A beautifully illustrated storybook fable explaining to ver kiddiewinkies why DRM is bad. Lollipop Jones! [via] #
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29 month ago
deusx : EFF: Frequently Awkward Questions for the Entertainment Industry - "EFF has prepared a sample list of tough questions for times when you hear entertainment industry representatives speaking and want to challenge their positions."
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31 month ago
deusx : MPAA RAIDS MOTOR CITY CON - NEWSARAMA - "At this weekend's Motor City Comic Con, fans and vendors were abuzz about a police raid on Friday targeting the sale of illegal recordings."
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40 month ago
jimray : King Kong vs. the Pirates of the Multiplex - New York Times
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45 month ago
jimray : Next Up, DVD Reimportation - Now I get why the MPAA wants region coded DVD's - so they can gouge American customers!
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