The "first sale" doctrine is simple. You buy it. You own it. You can do whatever you like with it. In the digital world that's not so obvious. Record companies, software developers, and...
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ISPs used to protect their subscribers. No more. When they start selling entertainment and get in bed with Hollywood, you the consumer are back to sleeping on the floor with the dogs. AT&T, the...
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Magistrate Judge Lorenzo F. Garcia in Capitol v. Does 1-16 denied RIAA's ex-parte motion to force the University of New Mexico to disclose the identities of its students. RIAA ex-parte motions...
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Shelly Palmer interviews activist and attorney Ray Beckerman, author of the blog Recording Industry vs The People, which is "[a]bout the RIAA's attempt to monopolize digital music by...
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In The iTunes Plus Scam I shared how Apple and EMI are placing your name and email address in unsecured AAC files, risking your privacy and a lawsuit. There is a solution if you want to protect...
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Not to be outdone by Apple and EMI's scam (see The Apple iTunes Scam), LaLa and Warner are upping the ante on your personal surveillance even further. Forget claiming that some third-world hacker...
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Apple iTunes Plus is here. I recommend that you run away. Fast. It was announced with a big bang and the promise of free and open music. See Open Format Files Rate a 30% Premium. It went downhill...
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Another part of the RIAA strategy to prop up the major label cartel is seeing success as state governments are increasingly regulating the sale of used CDs. The legislation is under the guise of...
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RIAA is taking a new tactic in its fight on pirates of all stripes - jump on the Bush administration bandwagon to create a police state. The Bush administration, fresh on the heels of its success on...
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Proving that DRM will never die and paying customers remain enemy number one, an HBO executive revealed that the cable programmer has been stymied by the nasty regulators at the FCC. HBO Chief...
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Web 2.0 site Digg has bowed to its customers in a case reminiscent of the P2P and digital music consumer rebellion. The story revolves around a DVD cryptography key that allows DVDs to be copied. The...
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After two years RIAA's lawsuit against Patricia Santangelo has been dismissed with prejudice. RIAA cannot file again in the future against Ms. Santangelo. The only matter open is whether Ms....
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One of the Internet's dirty secrets is that there are limits. Now that's fine, as long as companies are up front and honest about it. Verizon steps over the line with its advertising of the...
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Filed in archive Consumer Rights
by Marc on March 24, 2007
"Podcast Primer: An Independent Musician's Quick Reference Guide" is a handy introduction for the Do-It-Yourself musicians. Podcasting involves a host of technologies that need to be...
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I previously reported on Debbie Foster being granted attorney fees in Capital v. Foster. It's a great story of one innocent person standing up to the huge entertainment industry. TechLaw writes...
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Coming soon if RIAA has their way ... "AT&T - Your World. And Your Privacy. Delivered." RIAA launched a new tactic in its war of terror against file sharers. It's trying to make...
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Defendant Debbie Foster of Oklahoma was granted attorney fees in Capitol v. Foster, a RIAA copyright infringement lawsuit. The case is RIAA's biggest setback to date. The Foster case followed a...
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F2C: Freedom to Connect is being held this year March 5 & 6 in the Washington, DC area. F2C features Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling, Professor Yochai Benkler and many more...
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Big media company beats up on defenseless individual ... This time its ABC vs. "Spocko", who posted record clips he considered offensive from ABC radio station KSFO-AM. ABC threatened...
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ISP GoDaddy become the Internet's largest domain registrar through strong pricing, customer service, and sexy Super Bowl commercials. I use them. It's time to reconsider after this chilling...
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