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Written by tinfoil on
Friday, 16 November 2001 20:16 |
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While surfing around siliconvalley.com I managed to find a fantastic article (for myself atleast) explaining a music consumers current rights and what the recording industry would like them to be in the future. Also, in a sidebar, they explain some of the major events contributing to the current state of the copyright laws. Go check it out.
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Written by tinfoil on
Thursday, 15 May 2003 16:43 |
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George is back from the DMCA hearings at the UCLA Law School and he brings us news. Hit Read More.
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Written by tinfoil on
Friday, 09 March 2007 07:52 |
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HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require MySpace.com and other social-networking sites to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can post profiles. The bill comes a day after a man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for using MySpace.com to set up a sexual encounter with an 11-year-old Connecticut girl. It was one of the first federal sex cases involving the popular site. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who met with other attorneys general on Tuesday, said 10 to 20 other states are considering similar legislation. "The technology is available. The solution is financially feasible, practically doable," he said. "If we can put a man on the moon, we can check ages of people on these Web sites." Read More
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Written by tinfoil on
Monday, 12 February 2007 12:14 |
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The Canadian Private Copyright Collective is doing its damndest to reintroduce levies on digital media players. Some time ago, judges in Canada ruled that these devices weren't subject to levies due to the fact that the storage medium used inside of them are storing data, not music. Or something like that, I admit to falling asleep halfway through reading the verdict. The CPCC argues that the medium used in digital media players is used primarily for storing audio and video and should be subject to the tax no matter what form it is stored in. "It is simply a matter of fairness that the creators of content, the creators of culture actually, should receive some compensation for the large volume of unauthorized and uncontrollable copying onto these media," said collective chair Claudette Fortier. "Private copying is a fact - Canadians do it." To further improve their chances, they conducted a poll of some 900 Canadians in which 79% of those polled said a $40 increase in the price of an iPod is "fair and reasonable." Bullocks. This Canuck says otherwise. More info after the jump.
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Written by tinfoil on
Friday, 11 May 2007 09:43 |
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El Reg: A new study, presented today to a meeting of heart specialists by a 17-year-old high school student, suggests that the music-playing device can interfere with the electromagnetic equipment in implanted pacemakers. Reuters reports 100 pacemaker patients (with a mean age of 77) were examined in the study. Holding the iPod just two inches away from their chests for 5 to 10 seconds was enough to cause electrical interference half the time. In some cases, iShenanigans could be detected as far as 18 inches away. The interference usually just caused the equipment to misread the heart's pacing, but one case caused the pacemaker to stop working entirely.
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