Review: Apple TV best for iTunes addicts
Apple’s answer to the digital media adapter is finally here.
The Apple TV is essentially a stationary, networked iPod that lets you enjoy all of your iTunes digital media (video, audio, and photos) on the wide-screen HDTV and sound system in your living room — rather than the confined screens of your video iPod or your [...]
MPAA anti-piracy dogs now face ‘chemical weapons’
The war on the MPAA’s Malaysian CD sniffing dogs heats up as “Lucky” and “Flo” now face chemical sprays designed to mask polycarbonates.
I mentioned last week how Lucky and Flo, the MPAA’s Malaysian anti-piracy disc sniffing dogs,were the new target of “syndicate bosses” after having been so successful in assisting with the recent seizure [...]
‘Carnival of Jeopardy?’ – RIAA to lecture students at ASU
Arizona State University’s “Security Awareness Week” began yesterday, and the “Carnival of Jeopardy,” as the 4-day event is tragically called, includes a presentation by the RIAA on “copyright issues”.
Promising to help students learn how to protect their computer, data, and identity, it’s ‘Security Awareness Week’ at Arizona State University, and today’s schedule includes a [...]
Number Crunching
Earlier this month, US Ambassador David Wilkins stepped up the pressure on Canada on copyright. The speech that launched a round of media coverage has now been posted by the U.S. Embassy. The relevant passage is:
We are asking the Government of Canada to strengthen your copyright laws. There is a lot of pirating [...]
Recording industry group says piracy students are settling
A recording industry group that has been offering settlements to college students suspected of sharing music online says more than a quarter of the alleged music pirates have accepted the offer.
The Recording Industry Association of America sent letters offering discounted settlements to 400 computer users at 13 universities in late [...]
RIAA, not downloads, spoils music
What does the Bush administration and the US recording industry have in common? Both seem bent on fighting a war with a losing strategy.
The Recording Industry Association of America’s losing battle is, of course, the ongoing question of downloading music from file sharing programs such as Gnutella and Limewire. The latest episode [...]
EMI and Bertelsmann settle Napster lawsuit
EMI on Monday agreed to settle a lawsuit against Bertelsmann related to the German media group’s support for Napster, the online file-sharing service that spurred a piracy epidemic that is still straining the music industry.
Eric Nicoli, EMI’s chief executive, said he was "pleased" by the settlement but declined to [...]
XTorrent 1.0 FINAL released
Fresh out of BETA, the MAC BitTorrent client server revs up as it’s finally unleashed on the BitTorrent community.
Now I’m no “MAC guy” but, even I can appreciate a beautiful looking program when I see one.
It’s sleek user interface, and fresh, clean-looking design make Azureus and uTorrent look dated and clunky. It shows [...]
WINAMP Remote BETA – a guide to the new P2P music streaming feature
On the road and wish you had your music? Does your friend’s music library suck? Well, Winamp just got a little bit cooler with the new Remote BETA feature that allows you to stream your PC’s music files via the internet browser of you choice.
Anybody who listens to music on their home PC will [...]
People will always download movies and music – here’s how to address it
In the times we live in, it’s a fact that a lot of people download music and movies from the web through P2P or BitTorrent. The music and movie industries naturally see this as a threat and try to stifle it, but it seems these attempts are in vain.
The idea is that companies, artists, actors [...]
