More artists take a stand against DRM > The battle between artists and Sony BMG over the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy protection on audio CDs just got even more interesting as some more artists have decided to act. This time it is “My Morning Jacket”, who’s album “Z” is copy protected. They [...]
Archives for December 2005
This Is Enough
migraineheartache. � This Is Enough > Ok this is enough, for a few months now, the Music Publishers’ Association or “MPA  have been taking down guitar tab and lyric websites. David Israelite, president of the National Music Publishers’ Association, expressed his so-called “concerns  by saying: “Unauthorised use of lyrics and tablature deprives the songwriter of [...]
Kazaa facing new charges
Kazaa facing new charges – Breaking – Technology – smh.com.au > Kazaa executives will find themselves back in court next month, this time under contempt of court charges initiated by an alliance of more than 30 music labels in Australia seeking to stamp out internet music piracy. All of this because Kazaa decided to block [...]
Security Fix
Security Fix – Brian Krebs on Computer and Internet Security – (washingtonpost.com) > Finally, it’s worth a follow-up mention that — as promised — the IE patch bundle also removes a component left behind by a patch designed to remove some of the more dangerous features of anti-piracy software installed by Sony BMG music CDs. [...]
Silent Night for Music Sales
WSJ.com – Silent Night for Music Sales > But many retailers and label executives alike point to a more fundamental problem this year: A lack of hit acts. Don VanCleave, president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores, says blame lies with “an absolute, gigantic cesspool of really bad bands.” The top 10 albums of [...]
Ruby on Rails 1.0
Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails has reached and 1.0 release. Lots of goodies and polish included, and the main website has gotten a face-lift. It also includes two new videos, one showing off how easy it is to do ajax-magic against Flickr, and one demoing migrations. Go get it!
Overpeer shuts down
Loudeye Corp.: News & Events: A Worldwide Leader in Business-to-Business Digital Media Solutions > Seattle, WA â€  December 9, 2005 â€  Loudeye Corp. (Nasdaq: LOUD), a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions, today announced an important step in its effort to focus its business and reduce its cost structure. Loudeye announced that Overpeer, Inc., [...]
Sony BMG repents over CD debacle
BBC NEWS | Technology | Sony BMG repents over CD debacle > Sony BMG is rethinking its anti-piracy policy following weeks of criticism over the copy protection used on CDs. Doesn’t even hint at where they might end up after this rethink, but one can hope that they actually have some sense and see that [...]
Nokia 770 Review
Nokia 770 Review – Mobile Gazette – Mobile Phone News > We recently received one of the first Nokia 770 Internet Tablets to be released by Nokia – after giving it a thorough going over for a week, we decided it was type to share our findings with you! Seems they had some networking problems, [...]
Lock and Load
PBS | I, Cringely . December 8, 2005 – Lock and Load > Two interesting events took place while I was distracted with Google over the past couple weeks — events that give us just a bit more information about where the future of digital media distribution is likely to end up, and the risks [...]