Submission + - RIAA Insanity-Suing People For Ripping CD's They P (fastsilicon.com) 2
mrneutron2003 writes: "With this past weeks announcement by Warner to release its entire catalog to Amazon in MP3 format with no Digital Rights Management, you would think that the organization that represents them, The Recording Industry Association of America , would begin changing its tune. However in an inane display of hubris and futility, the RIAA presses on in it's tirade against the very consumers its partners rely on buy (we're not making this up) suing individuals who merely rip CD's they've purchased legally.
The Washington Post reports on the case being fought by a Scottsdale Arizona man, Jeffrey Howell, who is being taken to task for ripping his own store bought CD's to his PC as a violation of copyright.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/riaa-insanity-suing-people-for-ripping-cds-they-purchased.html"
The Washington Post reports on the case being fought by a Scottsdale Arizona man, Jeffrey Howell, who is being taken to task for ripping his own store bought CD's to his PC as a violation of copyright.
If the RIAA is successful here, it is safe to say that the overwhelming majority of American music consumers will soon be classified as criminals under the law for attempting to use media they've legally purchased in a manner they desire.Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/riaa-insanity-suing-people-for-ripping-cds-they-purchased.html"
Submission + - More Wiimote Hacks - Head Tracking Hack (fastsilicon.com)
mrneutron2003 writes: "This guy just doesn't know when to stop. Johnny Chung Lee graces us with yet another one of his inventive Wiimote projects. This time it involves using the Wiimote and a pair of inexpensive LED safety goggles (with the standard LED's replaced with InfraRed ones) to allow positional head tracking , achieving an effect similar to what is experienced with three dimensional displays and CAVE systems. The video dramatically illustrates the effect. Game developers take note. This simple little variation on infrared tracking could allow for some seriously immersive gameplay in the future.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/more-wiimote-hacks-head-tracking-hack.html"
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/more-wiimote-hacks-head-tracking-hack.html"
Bookmark Voting For A Tech Savvy Prez? (fastsilicon.com)
Comment ebook readers (Score 2, Interesting) 469
For the cost of the Kindle....you can get a cheap laptop, and be able to do more than just read a book. I read ebooks on an ancient Handspring Visor 8mb. Got it ages ago for about $30 on ebay.
Submission + - Sonic The Hedgehog Coming to the iPod (fastsilicon.com)
mrneutron2003 writes: "Earlier this morning, Sega of America just released news of the availability of the 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Apple iPod series. Support is slated for the iPod nano with video, iPod classic, and fifth generation iPods. The 45 million copy seller is going to be available through iTunes for 4.99. Sega hopes that tremendous install base of the iPod family will lend to exposing a whole new audience to the old time wonders of Sonic The Hedgehog. The game has apparently been redesigned with the iPod in mind and should provide good port experience.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/sonic-the-hedgehog-coming-to-the-ipod.html"
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/sonic-the-hedgehog-coming-to-the-ipod.html"
Submission + - 3.2 Billion Lost To Phishing in 2007 (fastsilicon.com)
mrneutron2003 writes: "Gartner's latest survey into the realm of phishing attacks paints a rather bleak picture for 2007, with a record estimated loss of $3.2 Billion (that's Billion, with a B) U.S. Dollars. Overall loss per incident fell (to $886 from $1,244 lost on average in 2006) but the numbers of individuals who fell victim rose quite sharply from 2.3 Million in 2006 to a staggering 3.6 Million. Though online portals Paypal and eBay remained the most spoofed brands, it appears phishers are getting more creative utilizing fake electronic greetings cards, foreign businesses, and charitable organizations in their attacks on consumers. Furthermore these criminals are increasingly targeting debit card and banking credentials rather than credit cards, because the fraud protection mechanisms there are far weaker, according to a study done at The University of California at Berkeley.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/3.2-billion-lost-to-phishing-in-2007.html"
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/3.2-billion-lost-to-phishing-in-2007.html"
Submission + - New Project To End Stupidity Online (fastsilicon.com)
mrneutron2003 writes: "The net has vastly broadened the level of discourse in the world, noone can deny this. However, much of that discourse involves inane behavior, kindergarten level banter, and lots of "You suck troll!!". It's clear that since the onslaught of Eternal September back in 1993, the net has become a much dumber place. It's with this in mind that Gabriel Ortiz and Paul Starr started a new Open Source initiative, StupidFilter . StupidFilter promises to leverage techniques such as Beyesian filtering and rules processing techniques to allow blogs and browsers to detect stupidity in progress. We think it's pretty ironic (not to mention damned hilarious) that a few lines of code could out think your average testosterone challenged uncivil netizen. Maybe computers are smarter than we thought? Or perhaps people are just dumber than we ever imagined.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/new-project-to-end-stupidity-online.html?Itemid=60"
Submission + - Music Industry Brain Damage - The 1
mrneutron2003 writes: Just when you thought stupid ideas had become an endangered species, the RIAA presses forward and shows us how naive we were. The RIAA has officially backed a move by the recording industry to reintroduce the CD single. Populated with two songs and a "ringtone", this brilliantly clueless idea is to be marketed as a "ringle", complete with an even more clueless retail price of $6-7 per CD. Apart from the fact the industry hasn't agreed on how the ringtone is to be redeemed (Sony BMG, the initial proponent of the idea...is this any suprise....is the exception here), the pricing puts it way out of the league of legitimate digital music downloads.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/off-the-wall/music-industry-brain-damage-the-ringle.html?Itemid=60
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