Oct 22, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
Those daffy jokesters at the RIAA are in high gear these days. Last week the recording industry attempted to insert provisions in anti-terrorism legislation that would have exempted them from any liability for hacking into the computers of people sharing music files....
Oct 8, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
UPDATE 10/10: The proposals are quite real – but the meeting last week apparently didn’t happen. The Register sends its apologies. POSTED 10/7: The music and entertainment industries plan to step up their war against mp3 file sharing. As reported by The...
Oct 3, 2001 | file_sharing, law
Music City and Kazaa have been the most popular file sharing programs recently, taking Napster’s place. The recording industry filed suit Friday in federal court in Los Angeles against Music City, Kazaa, and a company named FastTrack that licenses the software...
Sep 10, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
“It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified [Digital Rights Management] security technologies.” According to this article in The...
Sep 9, 2001 | audio, file_sharing
According to a new study, more than 3.05 billion files were exchanged over four file sharing systems in August – and that’s more than Napster at its peak in February, when 2.79 billion files were traded. This is great news. The record industry has...
Jul 17, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
Here’s an example of the future as envisioned by the megacorporations that are trying to turn copyrights to their advantage. Imagine that you open the cover of your summer reading and find this notice: “By opening the cover of this book, you agree to the...
