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November 06, 2005 - November 12, 2005 Archive

November 11, 2005

Kill Bill's Browser

The Downhill Battle folk apply their skills to moving net users to Firefox.

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"Foul language" coming to Congress

The National Journal's Drew Clark weighs in on the analog hole.

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DHS: DRM Can Be Bad for Homeland Security

"It's very important to remember that it's your intellectual property--it's not your computer," says Stewart Baker of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Canada's CALEA

The Lawful Access Bill, which will compel ISPs and phone companies to add wiretap capability, will be introduced next week.

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Selling by the Page

Wendy Grossman looks at changes in marketing--and authorship--in the age of Google Print.

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November 08, 2005

Forrester Grieves for the Music Industry

Suggests they're passing through denial, anger, bargaining, depression--and hopefully, one day, acceptance.

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Avenging Girl Geekdom

Ex-EFFer Annalee Newitz speaks this Thursday at Harvard on why the technical world isn't just a man's world.

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DRM this, Sony!

CNET's Molly Wood lays the smack down on Sony and their deceptive DRM.

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November 07, 2005

DRM Crippled CD: A Bizarre Tale

Market strategist Barry Ritholtz fumes at the idiocy of copy-restricted CDs.

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Orphaned Works in our Neighborhood

Bookfinder's founder discovers even his local pasta shop is affected by copyright's problems.

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DRM and Universities

A sad, first-hand account of academics demanding DRM for their own lectures.

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Computer HDTV tuners down to $150

In a market that would have been eliminated by the broadcast flag, competition works its magic.

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Godwin's Law School

Mike Godwin takes a research fellowship at Yale.

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The Hole Truth From Wendy Seltzer

Brooklyn prof and EFF alumni deconstructs last Thursday's broadcast flag hearing.

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Microsoft Reverse-Engineers iPod

Uses their god-given to provide iPod to Xbox 360 compatibility