Buckyballs and Zen Magnets make nearly identical magnetic toys. Zen Magnets started a campaign where they sold both sets on eBay and asked customers to compare. Buckyballs CEO responded with a legal threat, and Zen Magnets posted a video on YouTube responding to their threat, showing how to compare the quality of both the toys….
Tag: dmca
AACS-LA to take action against bloggers
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…
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…
Over Here – Day 195
Well, finally. Sorry for the extremely long delay. The Internet connection has been pretty lame here for the past month and a half. I haven’t been able to get on for very long, and uploading anything is out of the question. Ever since a new unit took over the Wireless Internet, it’s been absolutely terrible,…
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…