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Yahoo groks DRM

Posted on July 21, 2006 by tpepper

Slashdot’s got two good links on the DRM fromt today. First, Yahoo’s actually taking a stand against DRM “protected” music! This is a great quote: “As you know, we’ve been publicly trying to convince record labels that they should be … Continue reading →

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Radical thoughts on net neutrality

Posted on July 5, 2006 by tpepper

Last week Cringely had an interesting column on the issue of network neutrality.  Personally I believe network neutrality is critical to innovation in much the same ways open APIs and interfaces and the openness of open source and the commons … Continue reading →

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More info on the Pirate Party

Posted on June 22, 2006 by tpepper

Wired has an interview with some people from the party. Cool to see them continuing to generate press.

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3000+ mpg is totally bogus

Posted on June 22, 2006 by tpepper

This extremely high gas mileage is interesting in as much as everybody in the US is complaining about gas prices but it seems completely bogus. They don’t appear to be doing anything meaningful beyond reducing speed, weight, friction, air drag. … Continue reading →

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Finally! A political party with a simple, meaningful platform.

Posted on June 7, 2006 by tpepper

The technologist in me feels that good simply must flow from a political party whose basic platform consists of truly reforming intellectual property law. The implications are huge. I may have to update my voter registration to actually have a … Continue reading →

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allofmp3.com

Posted on June 6, 2006 by tpepper

After getting beat up for quite some time allofmp3.com have issued a rebuttal to the US political/economic pressure. It’s really a shame that this blatant abuse of the US political system by Hollywood is spreading around the world. When I … Continue reading →

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A different take on the IP discussion

Posted on April 17, 2006 by tpepper

I forget where I saw this essay/speech linked, but I finally got around to finishing reading it during lunch today. Definitely a thought provoking read. Mr. Graham makes some interesting points about where innovations are happening. I’m sure big companies … Continue reading →

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V is for controversy?

Posted on March 31, 2006 by tpepper

I heard an interview (link worth following for her rapping on SNL) of Natalie Portman on NPR a week or two ago and it made the movie sound somewhat interesting although I didn’t have a clue about what the movie … Continue reading →

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Another smart dude from Texas

Posted on February 20, 2006 by tpepper

I saw this on BoingBoing following up on their reference the other day to this story. Is Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt planning to run for president or something? He seems to be working on outpacing President Bush at trouncing … Continue reading →

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Digital Content Protection Act of 2006

Posted on January 23, 2006 by tpepper

As if this wasn’t bad enough looking a month ago…now it’s just sounding like total science fiction is coming out of Congress. And from my own Senator now! Granted Boing Boing’s got a sci-fi writer posting, but the EFF’s info … Continue reading →

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