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During an occasionally testy cross examination, a Sony executive said what many observers have suspected for a long time. The RIAA's four-year-old lawsuit campaign is costing the music industry millions of dollars and is a big money-loser for the record labels.During an occasionally testy cross examination, a Sony executive said what many... more
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Headzup Daily Mobile Comedy. President Bush discusses the possibility of Congress overriding his veto of SCHIP health care expansion for poor children.
Headzup Daily Mobile Comedy. President Bush discusses the possibility of Congress... more
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The recent $222,000 bill handed out by the RIAA to an online music sharer has made legal ramifications from file sharing a reality. So are the big-time file sharers now in hiding as a result? This is hardly the case, as this story suggests.The recent $222,000 bill handed out by the RIAA to an online music sharer has made... more
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It's good to see today's youth (which I hope still includes my 26 year old self) taking a stand and being more proactive, as opposed to just sitting around complaining (like i do on my blog!). but at the same time i feel their youthful exuberance betrays them...copyright and other intellectual property laws, while currently flawed and in need of an update to properly take into account modern technology, serves very important purposes. in fact, the entire premise behind IP law is to provide an incentive to create by giving the creators certain rights in their work.
free music, books, art, and so on would be nice...but it's also just not very practical. a balance is necessary and in the end, quality products (ranging from music to pharmaceuticals) must come at fair and reasonable prices. it's getting to this balance that is difficult.It's good to see today's youth (which I hope still includes my 26 year old... more
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Jammie Thomas, a single mother of two, was found liable Thursday for copyright infringement in the nation's first file-sharing case to go before a jury.
Twelve jurors here said the Minnesota woman must pay $9,250 for each of 24 shared songs that were the subject of the lawsuit, amounting to $222,000 in penalties. Jammie Thomas, a single mother of two, was found liable Thursday for copyright... more
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Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old single mother of 2 is accused of offering about 1700 songs for free over the internet on Kazaa. The Recording Industry Association of America is only suing Thomas over 25 songs, but at about $150,000 a pop, that still adds up to a hefty $1.2 million sum. The group has said they are not going after each song because they are more concerned with ending the practice rather than receiving large rewards if they win.An amateur musician was among the jurors selected for the trial, which could work for Thomas (many new artists offer their songs for free online to increase exposure and build a fan base), or against her (if he empathizes with the musicians represented by the mega-labels). Thomas' lawyer is covering all bases, from arguing that they can't prove Thomas was behind the IP address sharing all the tunes, to questioning whether the recording companies even own the songs.Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old single mother of 2 is accused of offering about 1700... more
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First, it was the recording industry going after illegal file sharing. Now, it's an anime distributor.First, it was the recording industry going after illegal file sharing. Now, it's... more
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The Bush administration has taken a dim view of Internet regulations in the form of Net neutrality rules, warning last year that they could "inefficiently skew investment, delay innovation, and diminish consumer welfare, and there is reason to believe that the kinds of broad marketplace restrictions proposed in the name of 'neutrality' would do just that, with respect to the Internet." A report from the Federal Trade Commission last year reached the same no-new-laws-needed conclusion.
Don't be surprised if the situation changes under the Obama administration. President-elect Barack Obama told CNET News during the campaign that "I will take a backseat to no one in my commitment to network neutrality."
(Full article at link)The Bush administration has taken a dim view of Internet regulations in the form of... more
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