Shirky on Social Networks and Filesharing
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[GoldSounds] Continuing my recent theme of social networks, trust, searching and filesharing I present an article by Clay Shirky. He describes the technological and social effects of the RIAA’s strategies against file-sharing: by attacking some of the few nodes that make a large number of files accessible for most of the time, they have sufficiently weakened the system that users are angry, both at Kazaa (for example) and the RIAA.
Posted at June 22, 2005 03:11 PM
Such nice people, those copywrong types
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[Spontaneous Monotony] Here’s the full list: Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Robert Bennett (R-UT) Thad Cochran (R-MS) John Cornyn (R-TX) Michael Crapo (R-ID) Michael Enzi (R-WY) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Judd Gregg (R-NH) Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Trent Lott (R-MS) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Richard Shelby (R-AL) John Sununu (R-NH) Craig Thomas (R-WY) George Voinovich (R-OH) See Also: Well Hidden Genius: Objectively Pro-lynching...
Posted at June 18, 2005 08:24 PM
Klart skepp
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[Spontaneous Monotony] Just when I thought the dark side might be winning their war against the internet, I came across this fax from thepiratebay taunting one of the so-called law enforcement agencies (the self-titled ‘Web Sheriff’) about the redesign of said BitTorrent site. It’s not a one-off either- they have an entire section of their site dedicated to humiliating anyone who tries to intimidate them: take this quote as an example:
Posted at June 14, 2005 10:11 AM
BitTorrent Search Engine
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[T. Longren: Certified & Decorated] Whiz kid inventor Bram Cohen and a small cadre of developers and entrepreneurs are in the final stage of launching an advertising-supported search engine dedicated to cataloging and indexing the thousands of movies, music tracks, software programs and other files for download over Cohen’s popular BitTorrent protocol.
Posted at June 13, 2005 11:57 AM
For-profit music distribution industry fundamentally redundant
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[GoldSounds] In an article (via Furdlog) on the fabulously-titled field of “Rockonomics”, Slate magazine summarises the findings of Princeton researchers Alan Krueger and Marie Connolly (PDF), who have analysed the various revenue streams of pop and rock artists over the last three decades.
Posted at June 13, 2005 11:56 AM
Major Torrent Site Closed
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Posted at June 13, 2005 11:26 AM
MPAA, RIAA - You Need to Move Along
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[benoneill] torrent files is also a little concerning to me. In the UK, where we are free from the guilty until proven innocent system used in America with the help of the DMCA, under the law it is perfectly legal to host a .torrent file as you are not hosting or distributing any copyrighted material.
Posted at June 13, 2005 11:24 AM
Let’s Push Music Forward
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Posted at June 11, 2005 08:56 AM
Stand Up (to the RIAA)
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Posted at June 11, 2005 08:55 AM
Trackerless BitTorrent
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Posted at June 11, 2005 08:53 AM
Lost Socks Insanity
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Posted at June 11, 2005 08:52 AM
PVRBlog
Posted at June 08, 2005 12:10 PM
PVRWire
Posted at June 08, 2005 12:08 PM
New TiVo!
Posted at June 08, 2005 12:07 PM
TiVo mobile video service now on Microsoft devices
[ PVR Spot: PVR news, DIY PVR, reviews, tivo, replay tv and more] TiVo has annonuced that it’s extending its TiVoToGo portable video service to pocket computers and mobile phones running Microsoft software. Reteurs reports that TiVo said TiVoToGo is now available on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Centers, as well as certain Windows Mobile-based Smartphones and PocketPCs handheld computers...
Posted at June 08, 2005 12:06 PM
Previously on AdJab: Trump, Desperate Housewives
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Posted at June 06, 2005 12:42 PM
Netflix & TiVo
[Simply Kimberly] TiVo subscribers will be able to visit Netflix’s Web site and either stream movies over a broadband connection or download them to their TiVo boxes…
Posted at June 06, 2005 12:40 PM
Rescue Me Returns to Air June 21
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Posted at June 06, 2005 12:39 PM
TiVo: iSee iTunes
[Simply Kimberly] A plugin exists that will allow you to control your iTunes player through TiVo. It is called iSee iTunes. It displays the following on your TiVo: 1. Album Art 2. Track Name 3. Time Played 4. Rating (editable on TiVo screen via thumbs up) 5. Artist 6. Album Name 7. Next Song In Playlist The plugin allows
Posted at June 06, 2005 12:38 PM
TiVo's Loss Narrows on Subscriber Growth
[Reinvent TV] [Source: Reinvent TV] quoted: TiVo said it had a fiscal first-quarter loss of $857,000, or 1 cent per share, compared with a loss of $9.07 million, or 11 cents per share, in the same period of 2004. Revenue for the quarter was $46.9 million, up 36% fro... [Read More]
Posted at June 04, 2005 11:35 AM
First Portable DVR in the U.S.
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[~Tech Angel~] Echostar has announced that they will release the first portable DVR (a spinoff of the Archos AV700) in the U.S. later on this summer. The product will be called the PocketDish and will store audio, photos and TV content. It will be able to download a full-length movie from an EchoStar DVR in less than ten minutes. With up to a 40 GB hard drive, it can store 180 hours of standard tv or 25 hours of HD content. It will come in three different screen sizes, 2-inch, 4-inch, and 7-inch.
Posted at June 04, 2005 11:34 AM
Moviegoers staying home
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[~Tech Angel~] However, I do believe that DVDs have made a big impact on movies. There have been many times where we've decided not to go see a movie simply because we were on the fence and knew it would be out on DVD in a couple of months anyway. With the decreased amount of time between theatrical release and the DVD release, this will happen more and more with moviegoers. I remember when it used to take a year or so for movies to come out and that was the deciding factor in going to go see an "on-the-fence" movie.
Posted at June 04, 2005 11:32 AM
Intel And TiVo To Offer TV On Laptops
[pvrspot.com] Intel and TiVo are set to introduce a TiVo To Go program that lets consumers download television programming and wirelessly transfer it to IBM Centrino notebook computers. Users of TiVo’s personal video recorders will be able to transfer recorded television content to Centrino notebooks using pre-installed software. Notebook users will then to take the programming with them while traveling, he said. Launch is said to be in two weeks...
Posted at June 04, 2005 11:31 AM
FCC's broadcast flag plans get flagged down
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[TV Squad] On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC did not have the authority to prohibit the manufacture of computer and video hardware that doesn't have copy protection, known to many as the nefarious "broadcast flag." Barring an overturn by a higher court, this ruling means that provision for a broadcast flag must come from Congress, not the FCC. If the FCC were allowed to continue with their plans, it would've meant that future PVR developers would have to get permission from the FCC and/or Hollywood before building high-definition versions of TiVo, for example.
Posted at June 03, 2005 09:48 AM
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Posted at June 03, 2005 09:47 AM
DVR on the go!!!!!
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[Blog-A-Rama] The device’s real strengths are its versatility and its bevy of connectivity options. It performs direct video recording from most sources (TV, DVD player, VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver) via the included Archos TV Docking Pod, and it offers a TV output for watching your recordings on a full-size screen. We’ve seen the video quality on the device and on a high-quality TV, and it looks very good. Other functions include music playback and photo viewing.
Posted at June 03, 2005 09:46 AM
Wireless TiVo
[Simply Kimberly] I set my TiVo up to connect to my wireless network at home last night. It is fantastic! Wireless TiVo means: 1. I can play the music on my computer on my television 2. I can view the pictures on my computer on my television 3. I can transfer TiVo recordings to my computer 4. I can burn said
Posted at June 03, 2005 09:45 AM
Nielsen to measure time-shifted viewing
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[TV Squad] Nielsen Media Research will begin measuring both time-shifted viewing as well as video-on-demand audience numbers beginning mid-2006. The move is no-doubt part of the panic ensuing among television ad buyers whose commercials are being sped through via devices such as TiVo and other DVRs. The move will require a major technology upgrade on Nielsen's part but will ultimately rely on audio tags embedded within programming. That component, though, will be dependent on producers of older shows (think PBS programs or Bob Newhart Show reruns) to put those tags into their programming.
Posted at June 02, 2005 11:48 AM
TiVo subscriber drive pays off
[pvrspot.com] Good news for Tivo with increased subsriber numbers after there latest membership drive. SFGate reports TiVo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike...
Posted at June 02, 2005 11:46 AM
Tivo v MCE
[pvrspot.com] Digital Media Hub takes an interesting look at the latest offering from Tivo and compares it with Microsofts’ MCE. I’ve been using a TiVo...
Posted at June 02, 2005 11:41 AM
TiVo not dead yet
[TizzyD] A CNN Money report notes that TiVo will look to break even this quarter, rather than post a loss of 11 cents per share. That’s significant in the PVR market, and it could suggest a resurgence of the TiVo platform. Let’s see.
Posted at June 02, 2005 11:40 AM
Why people pirate music and don’t care
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[GoldSounds] Following on from my earlier rant post about why it’s hard to make money as an artist, I was inspired by yet another insightful mini-article at ArsTechnica. The premise of the article (based on an LA Times article that requires registration to view) is that the US FBI is reluctant to prosecute P2P copyright violators. Specifically, author Charles Jade finishes with the following paragraph:
Posted at June 02, 2005 09:09 AM
Hillary Clinton Meets Lindsay Lohan: Variety in 60 Seconds
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[Cinematical] Senator Hillary Clinton will sweep through Hollywood tonight collecting donations for her reelection campaign. Warner Brothers COO Alan Horn is throwing a major fundraising dinner, to be followed by a "latenight" event hosted by, amongst others, Lindsay Lohan and Christina Aguilera.
Posted at June 02, 2005 09:08 AM
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