France's RIAA gives downloaders the middle finger

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Filesharers respond to France's RIAA

Filesharers respond to France's RIAA 05/06/2004 07:00 PM
Last week, we posted news of a fuck-you to filesharers from France's equivalent to the RIAA: an extended middle finger, with the tagline "Free Music Has a Price."

Now, BoingBoing pal Jean-Luc sends us this "response logo" (shown at left) from a group of online freedom of speech advocates in France. The tagline? "Culture has no price / Don't buy any CDs." Weblogs throughout France are displaying the logo as a gesture of solidarity against the SNEP (Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique) anti-P2P campaign. "You sell us mediocre music at exorbitant prices," the banner exclaims in French, "Reduce the price of CDs, and start placing a higher priority on the quality of artists instead of the quantity of money you're cramming in your pockets." Sacre blog!
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RIAA Sues Internet2 Downloaders

RIAA Sues Internet2 Downloaders 04/16/2005 05:47 AM
Boost Marketing Apr 16 2005 10:08AM GMT

Microsoft gives middle finger to Poor
and Corporate America

Microsoft gives middle finger to Poor
and Corporate America 09/25/2004 07:57 PM

Microsoft's decision not to retrofit security updates for IE for any other version besides Windows XP has a lot of people upset. Imagine if you are on a limited income and can not afford to upgrade from Windows 98 to Windows XP. Also what if you are corporate entity and you have 1000's of PC's that run windows 2000.

Their is a simple answer for those running Windows 2000, switch to Firefox but that still leaves the Poor to fend for themselves. They are the ones that are more likely to not have up to date virus protection, firewalls or spyware software. So much for their security incentive. Bad Bad Microsoft. [Dan Gillmor]

Middle-earth a Middle-Tier Game

Middle-earth a Middle-Tier Game 12/22/2004 01:38 AM
Granted, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth presents gorgeous graphics and interesting matchups between Tolkien's characters. But there isn't much strategy involved in this strategy game. Game review by Lore Sjöberg.

France's Fontenoy Rows To Pacific First

France's Fontenoy Rows To Pacific First 03/27/2005 05:50 AM
Free Internet Press Mar 27 2005 8:09AM GMT

Court shuns France's first gay marriage

Court shuns France's first gay marriage 07/28/2004 11:12 AM
Couple vows "fight to the end" as issue causes political storm.

LG Electronics to Supply 3G Phones to
France's Orange

LG Electronics to Supply 3G Phones to
France's Orange 09/07/2004 05:03 AM
Yonhap News Sep 7 2004 9:34AM GMT

France's Alcatel Acquires Two U.S.
Telecom Firms

France's Alcatel Acquires Two U.S.
Telecom Firms 09/17/2004 03:51 PM
TechWeb Sep 17 2004 7:45PM GMT

Orange plans France's biggest Wi-Fi
deployment

Orange plans France's biggest Wi-Fi
deployment 07/05/2004 09:37 AM
Personal Computer World Jul 5 2004 2:05PM GMT

France's Chirac Sees UN Iraq Resolution
Within Days

France's Chirac Sees UN Iraq Resolution
Within Days 06/05/2004 04:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 5 2004 7:40PM GMT

CORRECTED-France's first gay wedding
faces official split (Reuters)

CORRECTED-France's first gay wedding
faces official split (Reuters) 06/07/2004 01:57 PM
Reuters - Please read in third paragraph... Prosecutor Bertrand de Loze.

France's Chirac Sees UN Iraq Resolution
Within Days (Reuters)

France's Chirac Sees UN Iraq Resolution
Within Days (Reuters) 06/05/2004 01:40 PM
Reuters - French President Jacques Chirac said on Saturday he hoped the U.N. Security Council could agree a resolution on Iraq "within a few days."

New foe for downloaders

New foe for downloaders 07/30/2004 01:29 AM
Usatoday.com - Thu Jul 29, 08:26 am GMT

France's Dassault pays $11M for joint
venture absorbing RAND Worldwide

France's Dassault pays $11M for joint
venture absorbing RAND Worldwide 04/15/2004 10:14 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Apr 15 2004 2:05PM GMT

Downloaders Can Get Nothing for
Something From Apple

Downloaders Can Get Nothing for
Something From Apple 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
A playlist of nine tracks can be purchased from the Apple iTunes download service for 99 cents each, even though they are completely silent.

Yahoo! News - France's US envoy slams
"racist campaign" against French over
Iraq war

Yahoo! News - France's US envoy slams
"racist campaign" against French over
Iraq war 04/16/2004 02:32 PM
France’s US envoy slams ‘racist campaign’ against French over Iraq war .. une race .. claims

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Downloaders 'unfazed by lawsuits'

Downloaders 'unfazed by lawsuits' 05/24/2004 10:34 AM
Legal threats do not deter European internet users from illegally downloading music and films, research suggests.

can't compel the ISP to provide the name
of the downloaders

can't compel the ISP to provide the name
of the downloaders 12/20/2003 06:23 AM
Federal Judge says RIAA can't subpoena names from ISP's .. RIAA Delt Blow .. Xmas gift .. lost

apnews.myway.com/article/20031219/D7VHHPHO0.html
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Downloaders face the music

Downloaders face the music 01/05/2004 04:50 AM
USA Today Jan 5 2004 3:48AM ET

Downloaders help Napster fortunes

Downloaders help Napster fortunes 04/06/2005 06:50 AM
Online music service Napster predicts bigger profits due to new subscribers and interest in downloading.

UK music-downloaders are getting scr0d

UK music-downloaders are getting scr0d 09/15/2004 09:33 AM
Cory Doctorow: The UK Consumers' Association is petitioning government to do something about the fact that Apple gouges UK customers, charging them far more than their US counterparts.

The CA has written to the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) explaining the situation and highlighting that the current position is possibly in breach of European law. Under Euro law all consumers in all member states should enjoy the same benefits that the single market brings - it's like if citizens in Seattle had to pay more for their iTunes music than the rest of America. Clearly with a differential between iTunes UK (79p, 1.15 Eu) and Germany & France (0.99 Eu, 67.7p UK) there is not a level playing field. Those UK citizens who understand that they can use either the French or German sites to order directly on find they are charged the UK price if they are not able to supply as an address in either of these countries.

Although the CA campaign is focused on iTunes, perhaps because of the mainstream press attention it has attracted, Apple are not the only service overcharging UK consumers. The differential on Napster UK is even greater when comparing UK pricing at 99p (1.44 Eu) against 99c Eu (67.7p UK). This becomes even more distorted when US prices are used as a comparison 99c US = (55.4p). Clearly albums bought on the services multiply the differential by a factor of 10 as the albums cost ten times a much as single tracks.

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Downloaders backing off, study says

Downloaders backing off, study says 05/11/2004 11:45 PM
Sympatico May 12 2004 4:22AM GMT

Downloaders dance to Apple's iTunes

Downloaders dance to Apple's iTunes 12/15/2003 05:59 AM
USA Today Dec 15 2003 5:19AM ET

Record biz hammers 'ostrich' downloaders

Record biz hammers 'ostrich' downloaders 08/23/2004 10:23 AM
Ignore those writs at your peril

Music downloaders overcome by acronyms

Music downloaders overcome by acronyms 07/06/2004 08:40 AM
ZDNet Jul 6 2004 11:57AM GMT

Lawsuits scare music downloaders off the
Net

Lawsuits scare music downloaders off the
Net 01/05/2004 04:50 AM
ZDNet UK Jan 5 2004 3:54AM ET

Real Media's Web Analytics Tool -
Insight XE - Selected by SWITCH,
France's Largest Online Advertise

Real Media's Web Analytics Tool -
Insight XE - Selected by SWITCH,
France's Largest Online Advertise 07/07/2004 06:29 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Wed Jul 7, 04:02 am GMT

Are We Still A Middle-Class Nation & A
Poor Cousin Of The Middle Class

Are We Still A Middle-Class Nation & A
Poor Cousin Of The Middle Class 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
...According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following are among the occupations with the largest projected job growth from 2000 to 2010: combined food-preparation and serving, including fast food; customer-service representative; registered nurse; retail salesperson; computer-support specialist; cashier, except gaming; office clerk; security guard; computer-software engineer, applications; waiter; general or operations manager; truck driver, heavy and tractor-trailer; nursing aide, orderly, or attendant; janitor or cleaner, except maid or housekeeping cleaner; postsecondary teacher; teacher assistant; home health aide; laborer or freight, stock, and material mover, hand; computer-software engineer, systems software; landscaping or groundskeeping.     Are We Still a Middle-Class Nation? comes from The State Of The Union section in The Atlantic. Compare and contrast A Poor Cousin Of The Middle Class

Microsoft warns source code downloaders

Microsoft warns source code downloaders 02/18/2004 05:38 PM
The company is sending warnings to users who search for leaked source code on peer-to-peer file-swapping services and is mailing legal warnings to those who already downloaded the secret programming code.

Microsoft takes down Internet
Connections from downloaders....

Microsoft takes down Internet
Connections from downloaders.... 02/17/2004 07:59 PM
http://www.groovymother.com/archives/2004/02/16/microsoft_toothp.html To the user at [ip removed]: The unauthorized copying and distribution of Microsoft’s protected source code is a violation of both civil and criminal copyright and trade secret laws. If you have downloaded and are making the source code available for downloading by others, you are violating Microsoft’s rights, and could be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties. Microsoft demands that...

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Downloaders
'unfazed by lawsuits'

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Downloaders
'unfazed by lawsuits' 05/25/2004 05:23 AM
Music Downloaders 'unfazed by lawsuits' .. bbc

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Music Downloaders Hit by Acronym
Cacophony (Reuters)

Music Downloaders Hit by Acronym
Cacophony (Reuters) 07/05/2004 11:21 AM
Reuters - In the age of instantaneous Internet downloads, music fans have more to consider than just the name of the artist when they buy a recording.

Study: Legal Fears Scare Away
Downloaders (AP)

Study: Legal Fears Scare Away
Downloaders (AP) 04/25/2004 07:23 PM
AP - Driven largely by fears of copyright lawsuits, more than 17 million Americans, or 14 percent of adult Internet users, have stopped downloading music over the Internet, a survey finds.

Study: Legal fears scare away
downloaders

Study: Legal fears scare away
downloaders 04/25/2004 08:41 PM
Boston Globe Apr 26 2004 0:30AM GMT

Microsoft threatens downloaders of
leaked code

Microsoft threatens downloaders of
leaked code 02/19/2004 05:01 PM
Microsoft is sending out letters to many who have downloaded the leaked source code, warning them that they may be sued. In addition, they are alerting those doing searches for the code on P2P networks

Some music downloaders a 'lost cause' -
Apple

Some music downloaders a 'lost cause' -
Apple 04/13/2004 07:29 AM
Apple vice-president of applications Eddie Cue told the Financial Times in London that the company "thought the 18-25 age group was a lost cause because they've been downloading music for free for years...

Redmond Warns Suspected Code
Downloaders: Cease and Desist

Redmond Warns Suspected Code
Downloaders: Cease and Desist 02/18/2004 09:34 AM
Microsoft is sending cease-and-desist letters to suspected code downloaders, as part of its investigation of leaked NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code.

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code 02/18/2004 06:53 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Feb 18 2004 11:17PM GMT

French Internet and music groups sign
charter against illegal downloaders

French Internet and music groups sign
charter against illegal downloaders 07/28/2004 11:26 PM
Channel NewsAsia Jul 29 2004 2:58AM GMT
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