Category Archives: Copyfight

Rushkoff Switches to Ubuntu

Posted on 4/3/2007 by Ben

Author Douglas Rushkoff gets frustrated with Windows Vista, installs Ubuntu and loves it. I felt like quoting this entire post but I’ll restrain myself. Yes, I’m working on it right now, and it makes even the Mac OS seem like … Continue reading →

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DRM-free Music From iTunes

Posted on 4/2/2007 by Ben

Apple and EMI will be releasing EMI’s entire catalog as DRM-free, higher-quality audio files in May. They’ll cost extra, $1.29, but the album price is the same. This is really great news! [via Boing Boing]

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Save Internet Radio

Posted on 3/8/2007 by Ben

Royalty rates were recently determined by the Copyright Royalty Board which, if enacted, will put most Internet radio sites out of business. I’m really hoping Radio Paradise doesn’t go the way of the dodo so please sign the petition and … Continue reading →

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A Real Music Store Sprouts Online

Posted on 1/22/2007 by Ben

Speaking of Other Music, they are launching a digital music store. They’ll offer DRM-free high-quality MP3s at slightly higher than iTunes prices.

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HD disk format wars are over

Posted on 12/27/2006 by Ben

This funny Inquirer piece argues that you’d have to be an idiot to buy any high-def hardware or content. If you try and purchase any of this content, you descend into a DRM nightmare of incompatibility and legal mires. Your … Continue reading →

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This American Life podcast

Posted on 12/4/2006 by Ben

This American Life finally has a free podcast. The archives are still locked up behind the Audible.com paywall but my commutes and workouts just got a lot more enjoyable.

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Day Against DRM

Posted on 10/3/2006 by Ben

Today is the Day Against DRM. Defective By Design has a list of ten easy things you can do to oppose DRM today.

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Bono DRM Petition

Posted on 6/30/2006 by Ben

Defective by Design have put together a petition to send to Bono to encourage him to oppose DRM.

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Broadcast Flag Through Commitee

Posted on 6/28/2006 by Ben

Blech, the broadcast flag has made it through committee. As things stand now, the Senate Commerce Committee has decided we need a broadcast flag, but is leaning heavily against net neutrality. That’s just plain inconsistent. In the argument against legislating … Continue reading →

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Freedom Rings The RIAA

Posted on 6/23/2006 by Ben

Today’s the day! Call an RIAA executive and tell him what you think of DRM. Looking at the call reports page I at first thought there had only been a few calls, but then I noticed the “more” link and … Continue reading →

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Call Congress, Call the RIAA

Posted on 6/21/2006 by Ben

There are a couple of phone calls you should make over the next few days. One is to tell your Senator that you oppose the Broadcast Flag, which would break your TiVo and make your MythTV illegal. The other is … Continue reading →

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Apple Store Anti-DRM Action

Posted on 6/11/2006 by Ben

Yesterday I went to the anti-Digital Rights Management (DRM) action organized by Defective by Design. The action was at the Apple store in the Cambridgeside Galleria mall in Cambridge, Mass. We met up at 10:00 AM in a park across … Continue reading →

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Anti-DRM Action at Apple Store Saturday

Posted on 6/8/2006 by Ben

Defective By Design are doing anti-DRM protests in NYC, Boston, Chicago, Huntington, San Francisco, and Seattle on Saturday. I’ll be there!

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Warner Bros. To Sell Content Via BitTorrent

Posted on 5/9/2006 by Ben

This summer Warner Bros. will begin selling movie and television downloads distributed via BitTorrent. Unfortunately, the files will likely be DRM-encumbered and therefore useless to me.

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EFF RIAA Petition

Posted on 4/27/2006 by Ben

The EFF is sending a petition to Congress to stop the RIAA lawsuits. Go sign it.

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