Intellectual Property Perpetuates the Intellectual Police State at FactoryCity

27 Dec 2005 – 5:04
By adam | Posted in Asides, music | Also tagged | Comments (0)

The War Is On
via factory city
we'll fight with the only weapons we have

DRM, MCE, and Windows Vista

11 Nov 2005 – 12:15
By adam | Posted in geekery, music | Also tagged | Comments (0)

Ian Dixon's Podcast about DRM is very interesting. it's an interview with Robert Weber and the head of the DRM team for windows vista. The interview plays out as a direct conversation between DRM writers and a DRM user, which is a much better feedback loop ...

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Y.A.M.P.

24 Sep 2005 – 5:01
By adam | Posted in music, soapboxing | Also tagged | Comments (1)

(Yet Another Music Post)
current tune: none

this article on slashdot really got my goat. playing CD's is not a privilege. when i purchase something called an audio CD, the name implies that it conforms to Phillips' red book spec. i assume that it will play in ...

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DRM, MCE, and other 3 letter abbreviations

19 Mar 2005 – 7:40
By adam | Posted in geekery, music, soapboxing | Also tagged | Comments (2)

current tune: minus the bear - fine + 2 pts.
i got my MCX update in the mail, finally. popped it in to install it, and got the media center setup screen. after checking "agree" on the license agreement, the setup screen closed, and it sent ...

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