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An update to UK law is on the way, and I'd be surprised if the plan to legalise "format shifting" does not apply to ebooks as well as music and films. I think stripping DRM from legally purchased products will become as common as copying CDs. And the DRM debate will gently fade away...-johnk (July 06, 2011, 08:46 PM)
Interesting article but the phrase 'believe it when I see it' springs to mind. The movie industry in particular had enough clout in the UK to make it illegal to even possess the means to break DRM on DVDs - you don't have to do it just have the means to, and it doesn't matter if you own a title and just want to make a backup (even if it still includes the DRM) that is now illegal.
A new framework will be proposed to parliament but I'll bet you anything it won't get passed if allowing the breaking of DRM is going to be included. The way the movie industry will get around that is to say you can buy another digital copy - and they are already selling combo DVD/BR/digital packs of new movies precisely to head of any changes in the law in the EU and US.-Carol Haynes (July 07, 2011, 03:23 AM)
I'm hopeful that when Games and other crap come to G+, Google will have nice ways of saying "I don't want any app invites from my friends. Ever. No, seriously. None."...-JavaJones (July 06, 2011, 02:12 PM)
#4: Patent term reform. [...]I think anything more than 2 or 3 years of market *exclusivity* is unnecessary. If you figure the development of very complex technology may take 3 or 4 years to bring to market, and then add on 2-3 years for sales exclusivity, then perhaps 6-8 years makes more sense. I'd be OK seeing 10.Big Pharma would be very unhappy with that. They would contend that the cost of developing and fully testing a new drug is so enormous that they absolutely must have a long term to recover their investment.-rjbull (July 06, 2011, 08:23 AM)
A few months ago, the pharmaceutical industry was throwing around careless numbers to justify the exorbitant price of its products. The "industry standard" of $800 million to develop a new drug had inflated to $1.3 billion (presumably thanks to non-existent inflation), but some digging around in the very same dataset produced a completely different number: $35 million. Sure, that's not exactly "walking around" money, but it's a lot easier to recoup your investment if you don't overstate it by $1.26 billion.
I'm less concerned about DRM that doesn't let me print or lend or copy my books (although that sucks too), but I find the fact the when I buy a book for my kindle, I'll never be able (without hacks) to read it on a different e-reader (should I decide to buy one) rather annoying.-phitsc (July 04, 2011, 10:37 AM)
You can read it on other devices, as long as that device supports the Kindle Software. Still limiting, but not as much as that statement makes it seem...-wraith808 (July 05, 2011, 05:50 PM)
(Can't say the same about myself~! 
) (Not that my inner anarchist actually cares what the law is... )Late to the party again...-ewemoa (July 04, 2011, 03:16 AM)
)Pwn Plug Wireless
A commercial-grade wireless pentesting drop box.
:: Includes an external 1000mW USB ALFA
:: Karmetasploit Evil AP mode!
:: Auto-crack all WEP networks in range! (WEPbuster)
:: Maintains a covert, encrypted, firewall-busting backdoor into your target network [Details]
:: Includes "Plug UI" for simple web-based setup
:: Tunnels through application-aware firewalls & IPS
:: Sends an SMS message when SSH tunnel is activated
:: Preloaded with Ubuntu, Kismet, Aircrack-NG, WEPbuster, Karma, Metasploit, SET, Fasttrack, SSLstrip, nmap, dsniff, netcat, scapy, ettercap, medusa, & more!
:: Unpingable and no listening ports in stealth mode
Which, other than those, I have only my good suits, which I LOVE. I simply tell my tailor whenever I go in, "I need three suits, and I want to be the best dressed person in the room. Show me what I should get." He never disappoints. Very often I am finding money; usually coins or small bills that have been lost or dropped. Am wanting an app that would keep track of this over time, break-down amounts by currency found and type (coins, bills, some of both) (example: 13 nickels, two $1 bills) and total dollar amount found (examples: today $2.25, 2009 $31.47) and could compare or graph this information. Would also like an option to enter the location of where it was found, have the app keep track of recurring locations (mall parking lot, city park, etc...) and list or graph totals over time by location. Was thinking this would almost be a great smart-phone app, but whatever platform would be cool! Thanks!-caddo (July 02, 2011, 06:12 PM)
)You don't need my permission to copy, share, publish, archive, show, sell, broadcast, or remix Sita Sings the Blues. Conventional wisdom urges me to demand payment for every use of the film, but then how would people without money get to see it? How widely would the film be disseminated if it were limited by permission and fees? Control offers a false sense of security. The only real security I have is trusting you, trusting culture, and trusting freedom.
And Facebook fires back its first shot: http://techcrunch.co...tnership-with-skype/
Not that this is necessarily a direct response to G+ and Hangouts, after all it's a logical step and who knows if FB had advanced warning of what G+ would include (likely they did though). Still, it's going to compete directly with Hangouts and given Skype's even more proven tech vs. Google's for video and audio chat, it could be interesting. That being said group video chat is currently a paid feature in Skype. The only way they're really going to knock G+ down a notch in this department is if they make it free *on Facebook*. Woooah Nelly that'd be something. If they do that, it will tell you just how serious a thread FB sees G+ as (implying they likely paid Skype enough to make it worth their while).
- Oshyan-JavaJones (July 01, 2011, 08:22 PM)
This may seem like an obvious conclusion but it is strikingly absent from policy conversations about intellectual property, which focus almost exclusively on strengthening enforcement. Nowhere in the industry literature or in major policy statements like the US Trade Representative's annual Special 301 reports will you find an acknowledgement of piracy's underlying causes: the fact that, in most parts of the world, digital media technologies have become much much cheaper without any corresponding increase in access to legal, affordable media goods. DVDs, CDs, and software in Brazil, Russia, Mexico, or South Africa, for example, are still priced at US and European levels, resulting in tiny legal markets accessible to only fractions of the population. Would you pay $136 for a Tron Legacy DVD (the relative price in Mexico, adjusted for local incomes)? How about a $7300 copy of Adobe's Creative Suite? I didn't think so.
Anyone else notice that all of Google's sites got the Google+ black bar today?-zridling (July 01, 2011, 06:19 AM)
Ohhh yeah, F*ck Sh*t Stack is brilliant.
- Oshyan-JavaJones (June 30, 2011, 01:13 PM)
Or Fagoogle... Facoogle... Foogle... Fagle? Uh oh...-JavaJones (July 01, 2011, 12:42 AM)
Are you sure? I thought I saw some bits dangling...-Shades (June 30, 2011, 05:17 PM)
