Mar 23, 2002 | DRM, file_sharing, law
Today’s news has more evidence that the entertainment industry is successfully shaping our world – by filling it with fear and intimidation. An Austin, Texas, man could face up to $100,000 in fines and a year in jail for selling ten copies of live concert...
Mar 14, 2002 | audio, DRM, file_sharing
Morpheus was looking like an ally in the fight to keep file trading alive. It didn’t include spyware in its software, and its new software tapped into the truly decentralized Gnutella world, where the record companies would be hardpressed to shut it down. But...
Mar 7, 2002 | DRM, file_sharing, law
The voices are getting louder on both sides of the copyright wars. Michael Greene, the president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, delivered a lecture during the Grammys, hysterically ranting about the upcoming death of the music industry caused...
Mar 6, 2002 | file_sharing
There’s a marvelous battle going on in the file sharing world. Allegations of denial of service attacks and conspiracies, record companies sniffing around and getting ready to pounce, companies that hire a Washington lobbyist but can’t be traced –...
Mar 2, 2002 | file_sharing
The world of file sharing changed significantly today. As described in this article, there’s been complicated relationships between the three main players for the last few months. Three services – Morpheus, Kazaa, and Grokster – were all basically...
Feb 24, 2002 | DRM, file_sharing, law
On Friday, the judge in the Napster case made it clear she was unhappy with the record industry for the way it has handled its own online music web sites. The labels have sought to impose anti-competitive licensing terms with online rivals and created sweetheart deals...
