   May 23, 2004 - May 29, 2004 ArchiveMay 26, 2004Clear Channel Finds Another Way to Abuse Artists: Patents
The company recently bought a patent for recording a CD of a concert immediately after the show. A profitable, artist-empowering industry currently uses the technology, but Clear Channel plans to enforce its patents across and beyond its 130 U.S. venues.
Record Companies Use Pirate Act to Pillage by Proxy
The Pirate Act is another piece of legislation that asks the government to fight the recording industry's misguided war on file sharing while forcing you to foot the bill.
Diebold. We're From the Private Sector and We're Here to Help
Diebold Variations is a collection of clever "faux-sters" criticizing the embattled election-software company.
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RIAA Suits Keep Rolling (Over People)
USA Today has a sad snapshot of Tammy Lafky, a single mother whose 14 year-old downloaded music and who now faces up to $540,000 in damages from a music industry lawsuit. An RIAA flak points out that the suits are supposed to teach people that file sharing is "wrong." Not that there's anything wrong with bankrupting a single mother...right?
May 25, 2004Broadcast Flagging Digital Radio?
Taking a page from Hollywood's playbook, the RIAA is pushing the FCC to mandate a broadcast flag for digital radio.
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Open-Sourcing the Law
Grokline is a collaborative "living history" of UNIX ownership aimed at drop-kicking future copyright/patent claims.
Northern Flights: Alaskans Fight CAPPS II
Four Alaskans are challenging the controversial data-mining program in federal court.
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When "Free" Turns a Profit
USA Today on making money the new-fashioned way: giving stuff away.
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