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Well summed up:
"Relying solely on yelling about what’s right isn’t a pragmatic approach for the media industry to take. And it’s not working. It’s unrealistic and naïve to expect everyone to do the “right” thing when the alternative is so much easier, faster, cheaper, and better for so many of them."

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Another interesting bit of technology to look forward to. Reminiscent of the object copier by Professor Calculus from Tintin and the Lake of Sharks.

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A pretty interesting case - if a monkey clicks some photographs, who owns the copyright & what can be termed as fair use?

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But I have to feed my family, or so the argument goes by the copyright champions.

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This probably explains why many videos, particularly songs contain bits of dialogue/fillers before & after the primary content.

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All roads lead to sue.

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Illegal, but not unethical. Some industries have a lot of catching up to do for sure.

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Interesting take on how copyright protection is worked out in the field of comedy. Jokes can be copyrighted after all, but the legal system is not really simple enough for direct enforcement.

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Is the customer really the king?

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FSF's point of view of the iPad

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An independent movie based on Nintendo's Zelda characters that was available online has been pulled down. Guess which movie is gonna see a spurt in its P2P sharing activity.

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Wonder whether we should have (or already have) something for the IITs?

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via http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/28/drm-versus-innovatio.html

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'We'll be honest, while others were predicting how poorly implemented the new Managed Copy system for Blu-ray would be -- mostly because the studios can charge for copies -- we were dreaming of new ways we'd like to enjoy our favorite movies. With DVD's C

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The record label EMI has sued a little known online music site called BlueBeat.com for selling Beatles songs without permission, an EMI source told Wired.com

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I wonder whatever would happen if revenues continue to grow the way they are in the entertainment industry. In fact they seem to be at an all time high. Maybe just kill the internet & wait for things to happen.
Transcript & MP3 available on the site - htt

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Kind of like initially mutilating the hand that will feed you in the future:
'Digital Video Recorders, once considered a mortal threat by the entertainment industry, have now become its new best friend.
When the industry meets a new technology, it panics

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Advertisement for copyright services from 1906. Guess some things are timeless.

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Summary of the findings of the study conducted by CRIA in 2005-06 regarding music piracy & P2P

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An older study from 2005-06 conducted by the CRIA similar to the one conducted in UK recently.
'Three out of four P2P users admitted to purchasing music after downloading it online, with 21 percent of P2P users saying that they have bought tracks they hav

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