By Krista on May 8, 2007 in DRM, Legal, Social Media | 0 Comments
It’s no secret that most tech savvy people despise digital rights management (DRM). So it’s not entirely surprising that last week, Digg users revolted.
DVD publishers add DRM to their movie releases so they can control whether the dvds can be copied and even what devices are allowed to play the dvds. In February 2007, Arnezami, a hacker on the Doom9 forum who was frustrated because his purchased HD-DVD movies wouldn’t play on his Linux-based computer (I believe), cracked the code and published the 128-bit number on the web. The Wired blog wrote up an article about what that meant for the future of DRM. Read the rest
By Krista on Mar 11, 2007 in DRM, Legal, Trends, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment
About a month ago, Steve Jobs made headlines by publishing his thoughts on music memo. In it, he argued for selling content that was free from digital rights management (DRM) - technology that restricts users from using digital content as they’d like under the guise of preventing copyright infringement.
I like Apple, but I’m not a raving fan who believes they can do no wrong, like some. I love my iPod Nano, and have considered purchasing an iBook in the past… but I never felt like they are a company that can do not wrong - especially when they sued bloggers (and lost). Read the rest
By Krista on Mar 11, 2007 in DRM, Legal, Social Media, Web 2.0 | 0 Comments
BitTorrent was founded in 2004 as an alternative to the peer-to-peer networks like Napster, Kazaa and others. I quickly made the switch to download and, when given the option, still prefer it to current alternatives.
While BitTorrent is still a P2P distribution network, it works differently from the others. For most P2P, a file (mp3, video, pdf, etc) sits on a server in cyberspace. You connect to that computer, request the file, and download it from that computer. Read the rest
By Krista on Nov 5, 2006 in Events, Photography | 0 Comments
For those of you interested in camera gear, the 2006 PhotoPlus Expo at the Javits Center in NYC is happening this weekend. I went up Thursday to check out the exhibit hall.
The well attended event had a number of seminars you could pay to attend, keynotes, and a large expo hall. There was no shortage of camera gear, though I didn’t see some of the notable brands like Panasonic, Samsung, or Olympus. Nikon was heavily promoting their latest DSLR, the D80, while Leica was doing the same for their new digital camera, the M8. Read the rest
