September 2005

Judge Recognizes That Parents Aren't Liable For Kids RIAA Mis-Adventures

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[Cold Chilli] "...a judge has said that the liability cannot be placed on the parent, freaking out the RIAA, who withdrew the case, and then tried to have the judge open up another way to go after the kid -- and the judge refused."

Posted at September 25, 2005 08:36 AM

Digital File Check is Mallware

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[Terminally Incoherent] After all they really do go out of their way to upkeep their image of rabid, insane, child suing hatemongers. They will not let IFPI outdo them in the "who can be a bigger asshole to his own customers and get away with it" contest.

Posted at September 25, 2005 08:34 AM

WHAT MUSIC EXECS REALLY THINK OF YOU

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[No Rock&Roll Fun] WHAT MUSIC EXECS REALLY THINK OF YOU You think that because you're good and pay for your CDs, the music industry likes you? No, they don't - not if...

Posted at September 25, 2005 08:32 AM

Toshiba RD-XS54

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[Krunker] [Source: Krunker] quoted: The RD-XS54 plays back DVDs (of course), and can record using a variety of DVD media formats. On top of this, it can be networked on an ethernet network, upconvert video to 720p or 1080i, and even be used as a DVR (since it do…

Posted at September 25, 2005 08:22 AM

Your "friends" the RIAA want to copy-protect radio...

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[My Likes and Dislikes] Your "friends" the RIAA want to copy-protect radio. Contact your congressperson if you think that might interfere with your rights as a consumer.

Posted at September 22, 2005 05:59 PM

RIAA MAKE LAND GRAB

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[No Rock&Roll Fun] As the US prepares to get geared up for Digital Audio Broadcasting, the RIAA is attempting to use the confusion and noise around the format to call...

Posted at September 22, 2005 05:55 PM

RIAA Receives beatdown from soccer mom round 1

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[SuperGeek» “All things Geeky”] The court blocked the record company from including the minor in the suit without a guardian ad litem and dismissed the case with prejudice at the request of the defense and a secondary appeal. The geist of this case incompasses two ideas: 1) A guardian cannot be held responsible for illegal activities their child comitted while using a computer without their knowledge, even if the parent provided the computer and 2) Record companies must directly file their suits against the minor who is responsible, but may not do so without the child receiving a guardian ad litem to protect their rights.

Posted at September 22, 2005 05:54 PM

Sony releases several new HDD based DVD recorders

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[Krunker] Sony is also providing a means for transferring video to your PSP with these recorders as they all have Memory Stick Duo Pro slots. The units will also record to a DVD of course and should be out in November of this year.

Posted at September 22, 2005 05:45 PM

RIAA REACHES SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN BID TO SUE EVERYONE IN AMERICA

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[No Rock&Roll Fun] RIAA REACHES SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN BID TO SUE EVERYONE IN AMERICA The RIAA is still pushing blindly on with its lawsuit campaign, either not...

Posted at September 12, 2005 01:54 PM

Some people get it, some people dont...

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[Terminally Incoherent] John Steward, the host of the popular Daily Show on Comedy Central recently said that he does not mind people sharing his show on the p2p networks. Unlike some other people in the industry, John understands that the Internet is here to stay.

Posted at September 12, 2005 01:53 PM

Coolstreaming.

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[ Tales from the Motherboard] Right off the bat it's hard to tell because most of the blog entries showing up in Technorati that deal with it are not in English. However, as near as I can tell it's P2P television.

Posted at September 12, 2005 01:49 PM

Samsung DVD-TR520 - twin tray DVD recorder

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[Krunker] Samsung has introduced the world’s first sub $500 twin-tray DVD recorder, the Samsung DVD-TR520. This consumer oriented DVD recorder allows disc to disc copying at 2x, 4x, and 6x speeds.

Posted at September 12, 2005 01:34 PM

RIAA lawsuit blog

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[ Acid] While I will always defend a copyright owner’s right to receive appropriate payment for access to his/her material, it’s nice to see someone standing up to the bully tactics of the RIAA. This blog is a commentary by the (EFF-backed) lawyers for Patricia Santangelo, who has refused to settle with the RIAA over filesharing which took place from her computer (although there are some interesting issues around that if you read through the site).

Posted at September 09, 2005 05:09 PM

AND STILL COME THE LAWSUITS

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[No Rock&Roll Fun] The findings in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Recording Industry in Numbers, 2001 report reveal that the UK accounts for an average four record purchases a year per person. With such a success rate, you'd have thought the IFPI would have been keen to encourage the other nations to follow the BPI's original response to file-sharing (moaning and stomping and wagging fingers) rather than forcing the BPI to legitimise the RIAA approach of punitive lawsuits.

Posted at September 09, 2005 05:03 PM

Cisco acquires KiSS Technologies

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[Krunker] It’s an interesting purchase for Cisco because it shows the company is branching beyond just networking equipment and into areas where networking will play a role in such as home entertainment. Not only does Cisco want to rule the building blocks of networking, but it wants to be a force in the application of these building blocks.

Posted at September 09, 2005 04:57 PM

Reader Mail and RIAA

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[trendyblog] Trendyblog is the only site providing the most comprehensive coverage of the 2005 RIAA filesharing lawsuits on the entire Internet. We use primary sources, such as the U.S. Federal Court filing system database, to directly access legal briefs from the actual cases, including the original exhibit lists.

Posted at September 06, 2005 10:28 AM

AUSTRALIAN COURT SLAPS KAZAA

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[No Rock&Roll Fun] AUSTRALIAN COURT SLAPS KAZAA An Australian court has upheld complaints brought by the music industry over Sharman Networks and its Kazaa software...

Posted at September 06, 2005 10:26 AM

Sony DVDirect VRD-VC20 reviewed

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[Krunker] This second generation external recorder allows you to record DVDs without the need for a computer to connect to. There are plenty of video input ports in the back of the device that will allow you to connect camcorders, VCRs..

Posted at September 06, 2005 10:18 AM

Open Questions for the Piracy Czar

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[90% Crud] On the Piracy Czar's press release this figure is touted: U.S. companies alone lose an estimated $250 billion per year [to copyright infringement], costing 750,000 American jobs. That's a lot of money and jobs, but does that count the money the was made from copyright infringement by companies like Microsoft?

Posted at September 03, 2005 10:47 AM

HANG ABOUT... ISN'T FILESHARING DESTROYING EVERYTHING?

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[No Rock&Roll Fun] We only ask because, if it's worth suing dead people and twelve year-olds over, wouldn't you expect to see panic, fear and a sense of meltdown if something like, say, the Rolling Stones new album leaked online? Only it has, and the official response from EMI is, well, "Do I look bovvered?": "Low-quality" files of tracks from the album were found posted on the internet on 29 August, a spokeswoman for the group's label EMI confirmed.

Posted at September 03, 2005 10:44 AM

DVDShrink is no more

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[Krunker] *sigh* It’s true folks - DVD Shrink.org is no more. The site itself is not down but if you happen to decide to go to the site, you’ll be presented with the following message:

Posted at September 03, 2005 10:36 AM

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