GO TO JAIL. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL.

May 26, 2004 | DRM

The RIAA and the government are collaborating against you, you pirate low-life swine. Yes, you – and you, and you. Look, they’ve tried to make it clear that this situation does not arise from a failed business model for the recording industry and its...

MORE FUN WITH THE RECORDING INDUSTRY

Apr 8, 2004 | audio, business, DRM

Once you’ve built a reputation for being evil and stupid, it has to be hard to find new ways to live up to the reputation. The American recording industry deserves credit for its unceasing efforts to destroy any remaining vestige of respect or sympathy you might...

MP3s AND COPY PROTECTION

Mar 1, 2004 | audio, DRM

The mp3 file format is not free. Manufacturers of software that can create mp3 files pay a royalty to Thomson and Fraunhofer, the companies that license and own the patents behind mp3 digital music technology. But Thomson and Fraunhofer are feeling left out of the...

SETBACK FOR DVD COPYING

Feb 20, 2004 | DRM, video

After eight months of deliberation, a San Francisco federal judge ruled that popular DVD-copying software from 321 Studios has to be yanked off the market within seven days. Here’s an article with more details and a bit of the technical background. The ruling...

CURRENCY IMAGE DETECTION

Jan 8, 2004 | Adobe, DRM

From the “Interesting Things To Know” Department: According to a post on the Adobe forums, the latest version of Adobe Photoshop has the built-in ability to detect that an image is of American currency and prevent you from opening the file. Apparently it...

RIAA DOUBLETHINK

Oct 31, 2003 | audio, DRM, file_sharing

The recording industry filed 80 more federal lawsuits around the country Thursday against people using file sharing programs. Here’s a wire service article about the lawsuits. The RIAA sent out warning letters to 204 people before filing suit, seeking to avoid...