BBC News is reporting that the AACS copy protection body is going to go after bloggers who posted the HD-DVD processing key. “Some people clearly think it’s a First Amendment issue. There is no intent from us to interfere with people’s right to discuss copy protection. We respect free speech. “They can discuss the pros…
Category: Politics and Law
Spread this number
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 What do those numbers mean, and why are they so important? That number is the HD-DVD processing key for most movies released so far. This means that using this key, you can decrypt and watch movies on Linux (if…
September 11th – Fifth Anniversary
You have 48 hours to stop the Broadcast Flag
Ladies and Gentlemen, you have 48 hours to stop the broadcast flag. If you remember, they tried this sometime ago, but it was struck down. What is the Broadcast Flag? Basically it is a way for the money-hungry bastards at Hollywood and the MPAA to control what you can view, and when. Today, you can…
Laloo Prasad Yadav is a retard
India is the world’s largest democracy, and Indian politics is interesting. It’s amazing that anything actually gets done. The government is a bureaucracy-choked mass and moves like drunk tortoise wading through tar, whereas at other times it surprises everyone by flashing by like a hyperactive cheetah on speed. But anyway, that is another issue. India…
RIAA Retards
The RIAA gets a hard-on everytime they talk about DRM. Anyway, Hilary Rosen, formerly head of the RIAA, is complaining that she can’t get music for her iPod that doesn’t come from iTunes. More details here. What it comes down to, is that Ms. Rosen is bitching about a problem that she helped create. Talk…
FCC Broadcast flag struck down!
From C|Net News: Court yanks down FCC’s broadcast flag Published: May 6, 2005, 9:52 AM PDT By Declan McCullagh Staff Writer, CNET News.com In a stunning victory for hardware makers and television buffs, a federal appeals court has tossed out government rules that would have outlawed many digital TV receivers and tuner cards starting July…
Never Forget
Support your troops. Never Forget.
September 11
Please observe a minute of silence for those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center due to the cowardly acts of terrorists. It has been a year, but America will never forget. Justice will be duly served. I would like to also take this moment to show my support for my fellow soldiers…
Terrorist Attacks on the US
This is horrible. Completely horrible. Two planes hit the World Trade Center. Both towers went down within half an hour of each other. The south tower going first. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon. Terrorist acts… This is just sickening. I can’t believe it…