Last month, Viacom caused a major stink when it demanded YouTube remove all it’s copyrighted materials. YouTube complied and removed 100,000 videos – including some that weren’t infringing on Viacom’s copyright. Since then, all sorts of copyright bickering has gone on. [Read more...]
Steve Jobs, DRM, and Congress’ New Fair Use Bill
March 11, 2007 By 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 more...]
SEC Gets Tough on Spammers
March 11, 2007 By Leave a Comment
If you’re anything like me, not a day goes by without receiving at least one stock tip via email. I’ve had days where I receive upwards of twenty of them within only a few minutes.
The point of the email is to convince you that this stock is so hot that you’d be stupid not to buy in. Since most sell for pennies a share, those people looking to get rich quick and cash in on easy profits snap up shares quickly. [Read more...]
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