Archive for the ‘Law’ Category

Shhhhhh!– We’re breaking Copyright Law

Thursday, February 17th, 2005

http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=223 In a transcendental move against crazy DRM and copyright law, Scott Moschella of Plastic Bugs stripped the DRM out of an iTunes song he won after buying a bottle of Pepsi. He then proceeded to break another law by making the song available as a free download on his site. Not ...

freeiPods.com, a scam? Get The Smelling Salts.

Friday, February 11th, 2005

http://story.news.yahoo.c...nternet_privacy Okay, so freeiPods.com might not qualify entirely as a scam. They have been sending out free iPods to people who manage to complete the offer and are able to get five friends to do complete the offers as well, but the whole thing smacks of scamonella. If you feel ...

Steal This Disk: RIAA’s Tacit Approval

Thursday, February 10th, 2005

http://offtheshelf.nowis.com/index.cfm?ID=5 We all like free stuff, and most of us like music. These two assumptions allow us to predict a real desire for free music, and sites like Napster, or applications like Kazaa and Bittorrent are proof. However, organizational bodies like the RIAA or MPAA want their money, and they want ...