Month: September 2002

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A Voice from the Other Side

September 30, 2002 admin 0

Somebody asked me to “give the other side a chance, too” on this digital copying issue. The real problem to that is “the other side” usually is pitching a moronic name-calling temper tantrum. There’s a big difference between something one

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BayWatch

September 28, 2002 admin 0

Have you ever heard of BayTSP? If you haven’t, and especially if you think you’re perfectly safe using P2P or that nobody can legally find out what you have on your computer and then bust you for it, you really

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Digital Chutzpah

September 28, 2002 admin 0

Item One: Digital Chutzpah! From an email: “I’m friends with a few songwriters in Nashville. . . . One Nashville artist even said she was approached with a CD-R of her album to sign once after a concert.” “Have these

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Scumware

September 28, 2002 admin 0

What Is Scumware? As those trying to stop it define it: “Scumware” is software that automatically puts links, and/or pops up windows on websites without the webmasters’s knowledge or permission. The unwanted links contain affiliate codes which divert any potential

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A PriceWarian Slip?

September 27, 2002 admin 0

Intel is making changes to the PIV faster than they can get them out. They just announced a new change-that-isn’t-a-stepping. The change boils down to a small lowering of voltage across the PIV line. Currently, default voltage on the PIV

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A Different Approach

September 25, 2002 admin 0

Bon Jovi is taking a different approach to encourage purchase rather than theft of their music. You can read about it here, but this pretty much says it all: “Users buying a legitimate copy . . . will find a