There is a short article over at the Economist about DRM in consumer music and video products, which contains this telling paragraph:
Belatedly, music executives have come to realise that DRM simply doesn’t work. It is supposed to stop unauthorised copying, but no copy-protection system has yet been devised that cannot be easily defeated. All it [...]
Archive for April, 2007
The Economist on DRM: The War is Over, Customers Win
Posted in copyright, economics, fair use, first sale doctrine, free (or not) software, internet, property, science, technology on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Finals
Posted in constitution, criminal law, ethics, impeachment, internet, politics, privacy on April 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Two down, two more to go. I haven’t been keeping up with much else. Just a few links for you today:
1. Garrett Epps has a new essay up at Salon, co-authored with Dahlia Lithwick, where they analyze Kennedy’s paternalistic attitude towards women. You will be shocked to learn that when Prof. Epps [...]
Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment for Cheney
Posted in constitution, ethics, impeachment, politics on April 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So he really did it. Read the charges yourself here. (PDF)
Who Watches The Watchers?
Posted in criminal law, ethics, politics on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Good news: someone is finally investigating Karl Rove for his involvment with just about every dirty trick the Republican party has pulled for the last 8 years. Bad news: the investigator, Scott Bloch, appears to put Republican loyalty above honest investigation. Good news: Bloch is also the target of a investigation into political corruption. Bad [...]
Watch Todd Goldman Self-Destruct In Real-Time
Posted in copyright, economics, ethics, fair use, internet, property, technology on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BoingBoing has this pretty well covered, but with Goldman threatening lawsuits, I think it’s worth a comment here. Note to Todd: you might want to look into the concept of “unclean hands,” because it sure looks like you’ve got ‘em.
Start The Countdown For Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Posted in constitution, criminal law, ethics, politics on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From TPM today:
In addition to the usual stream of junkets, meals, and sports tickets, Abramoff also funneled $10,000 to Zachares through one of his phony charities. In return, Zachares referred clients and provided a number of favors for Abramoff’s various clients.
Zachares worked for Young. The pattern in this investigation seems to be: catch aide with [...]
Like Puppets On A String
Posted in constitution, ethics, politics on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At the Senate Judiciary Committe hearing on Thursday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) had some questions for soon-to-be ex-Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales. The questions that I found most damning were about the suspiciously high number of connections between the Bush Administration Office of the President and the Department of Justice.
Sen. Whitehouse had a pair of charts, comparing [...]
