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Media merchant media atrocities and their parody
One of the most remarkable features of the German language is that it makes it very easy to create words that are generally understood and come with clear connotations to people who speak the language. One such word that has … Continue reading
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Sign up against cultural repression in Brazil
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), two organisations that have achieved questionable fame with their lawsuits against young children and grandparents in the United States (also see the resources of the … Continue reading
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Who is your favorite underwear pervert?
Yet another "innovation" from our friends in the Church of IPR: Cory Doctorow has a story on BoingBoing about how Marvel and DC comics seek a joint monopoly on the term "super-hero" so they can be the real world Dr. … Continue reading
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The invention of cookyright
German cook asking to introduce copyright-like right for recipes. Remember the parody about Cold Pizza Piracy? Here is another one, only this time it is not a joke. Imagine yourself in the year 2025, you open your virtual mail box … Continue reading
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Copyright perspectives: obligation to publish and DRM?
There have been a couple of interesting articles and statements regarding Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) that I would like to share with you and comment on. One was a blog entry by Shane, titled "DRM is not evil. People are … Continue reading
GVU gets taste of their own medicine
As German media company Heise.de reports, the "Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen" ("Association for the Prosecution of Copyright violations") (GVU) was paid a visit by the German police. This tuesday morning around 10:00, police searched more than 200 locations in … Continue reading
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Catching up and pledging to never buy DRM CDs
After an interesting trip to Boston, which let me experience various wonders, such as Logging into the internet on an airplane, 10km above the middle of the Atlantic, to join other Fellows in a discussion on our Fellowship Jabber server. … Continue reading
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Cold Pizza Piracy
While waiting for inspiration to write my next article, I stumbled upon this ColdPizza Parody by Scott Lazar and others. I can’t help but think that translating a normal license to another area ends up as a hilarious parody makes … Continue reading
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EU Database Directive: Hooray to faith-based legislation?
In February 1996, aEU directive called "Directive on the legal protection of Databases" was adopted to create a copyright-like 15 year monopoly on databases to "to protect their investment of time, money and effort, irrespective of whether the database is … Continue reading
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COLDPLAY hates Mozart, the damn pirate!
Digital Restrictions Management, as the experts call it, or DRM for short, is working hard to demotivate people from giving money to the musicians they listen to, as David Pakman, President & CEO, eMusic.com Inc.; Managing Director, Dimensional Associates, Inc.. … Continue reading
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