January 02, 2005 - January 08, 2005 Archive
January 05, 2005
Counting Votes Like Money
In a CoinStar? No! But Jim Adler of VoteHere wants us to bring the same level of concern about security to our democracy that we do our debit machines.
»
link |
Posted at 06:50 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
E-Voting
Go Ask Hollywood
EFF's Cory Doctorow with a fabulous new piece on why you can't back up DVDs and who is to blame.
»
link |
Posted at 06:48 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
DRM
Entertainment Weekly Calls "Grey Album" Best of 2004
It's beautiful, irreverent, and there is no better example of creative culture-hacking. And yes, that is a dare.
»
link |
Posted at 06:41 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
Free Culture
Reason #5,294 to Not Use DRM
Some firms are hiding ads and adware in copy-protected Windows Media Player files.
»
link |
Posted at 06:37 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
DRM
|
P2P
Don't Forget Poland!
Poland recently took a courageous stand on intellectual property, and as a result the EU will *not* be saddled with software patents. It's hard to overstate the importance of this action, and we'd like to thank Poland very much.
»
link |
Posted at 06:34 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
International IP
|
Patents
Critics Pan DVD Protection Sequel
Hollywood is eager to replace CSS - the broken system that's supposed to keep DVDs from copycats - with a new scheme called AACS. This IEEE article explains why the sequel isn't even as good as the lackluster original.
»
link |
Posted at 06:25 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
DRM
Great Interview with Former Napster Chief
Hank Barry talks to Ernie Miller about the future of digital media.
»
link |
Posted at 06:09 AM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
Copyright
January 04, 2005
LAPD's New Digital Facebook
The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking to expand its biometric facial recognition system, but privacy advocates want them to turn the other cheek.
»
link |
Posted at 08:52 PM by Ren Bucholz |
Permalink | Other Links:
Biometrics
|
Surveillance
