Copy a CD, owe $1.5 million under
The Copyright Office sponsored a recent roundtable on the PRO-IP Act to talk about its proposed changes to the statutory damages formula. Do copyright owners need even more cash from lawsuits?
Archive for January, 2008
More ‘Filthy’ Games to Drive Fox News Crazy
Column from Lore Sj
öberg pointing out the inherent depravity of several other video games to Fox News in an attempt to become as famous as Cooper Lawrence. Enjoy.
Zero Punctuation: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
It’s Wednesday, meaning it’s Yahtzee day. “This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee goes underground with the Umbrella Corporation.”
RIAA sees a 99.6% capitulation rate from students at UT
How well is the RIAA doing when it comes to extracting settlements from college students in its “college deterrence campaign?” Quite well, at least at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. That doesn’t make it a success, though.
Editorial: Beware the Child-Man?
Kay Hymowitz recently stated on NPR that 20-30 year-old men should stop playing video games and become productive members of society. Why can’t we do both, and what makes games the problem?
AppleTV update delayed, but MacBook Air Shipping Now
According to Apple, the Air is officially shipping and the Apple TV update due two weeks from Macworld’s Keynote (yesterday) has a week or two left in the oven. Release after the jump.
Diagrams for Wacky Wii remote Peripherals
Nintendo’s Wii remote patent application reveals attachments for … skateboards and teddy bears?
Computer Scientist Nets Academy Award For Fluid Simulation
The science behind Hollywood blockbusters’ splashy thrills will be recognized Feb. 9 with an Academy Award for Ron Fedkiw, associate professor of computer science at Stanford, and two collaborators at the special effects firm Industrial Light and Magic (ILM).
First Proof Apple Making Zero on AppleTV (And $$$ on iTunes)
We went to teardown masters iSuppli for a fresh estimate to see how much of that $70 price chop on Apple TV was paid for by falling component costs over the last year. Surprising answer: Not that much. Apple really is subsidizing Apple TV, a significant shift in strategy.
Bush asks for $6 billion to fight the terrorists online
Here’s a hint: Don’t run a nuclear plant on Microsoft Windows
Firefox share up over 20% in Europe, mostly at expense of IE
The open source Firefox web browser continues to gain market share in Europe at Internet Explorer’s expense. It’s the browser of choice for over one-quarter of European web surfers, according to French metrics firm XiTi.
Top 10 BitTorrent Tools and Tricks
BitTorrent is the go-to resource for downloading everything, but as its popularity continues to grow, so do the number of tools available for making the most of it. Some are must-haves, while others are a waste of time. Climb aboard for a look at 10 of the best BitTorrent utilities, tools, and resources for finding and managing your downloads
