Q&A: U.S. Northern Command's CIO calls Unix 'the Betamax of software'

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Palestinian Abbas Calls Israel 'The
Zionist Enemy' (Reuters)

Palestinian Abbas Calls Israel 'The
Zionist Enemy' (Reuters) 01/04/2005 04:58 AM
Reuters - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called Israel "the Zionist enemy" Tuesday, unprecedented language for the relative moderate who is expected to succeed Yasser Arafat.

'X-ray software' uncovers the past

'X-ray software' uncovers the past 10/31/2003 04:58 AM
BBC Oct 31 2003 4:10AM ET

Red Hat Execs Talk on Profiting from
'Free Software'

Red Hat Execs Talk on Profiting from
'Free Software' 07/28/2004 10:04 PM
They delve into the company's revised business model, touting incremental improvement to programs and a "certify, repair and maintain" message for customers.

FAST threatens jail for 'misusing
software'

FAST threatens jail for 'misusing
software' 01/17/2004 10:46 PM
No more Mr. Nice Guy

Is iPod The New Betamax?

Is iPod The New Betamax? 07/22/2004 11:11 AM
By Neil McCormick, Telegraph (via MyAppleMenu)

Save Betamax

Save Betamax 09/13/2004 06:44 AM
Save Betamax.

Grokster is the new Betamax

Grokster is the new Betamax 02/11/2004 12:29 PM
My cow-orker Ren Bucholz has done a magnificent and pithy analysis of the parallels between the 1983 Supreme Court arguments in Betamax, in which the studios argued that the VCR should be criminalized, and last week's arguments in the 9th Circuit Appeals Court in Grokster, in which the recording industry argued the same thing about P2P file-sharing networks:

Later in last week's argument, Judge Thomas took Frackman's argument (knowledge - ability = contributory infringement) to its logical conclusion by asking whether he thought Xerox should be held liable when a UCLA student uses a photocopier to make infringing copies. Here's what happened to Kroft in '83:

Justice Stevens: Under your test, supposing somebody tells the Xerox people that there are people making illegal copies with their machine, and they know it. What are they supposed to do? ... Your view of the law is that as long as Xerox knows that there is some illegal copying going on, Xerox is a contributory infringer?

Kroft: To be consistent, your honor, I'd have to say yes.

Justice Stevens: A rather extreme position.

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The Importance Of The Betamax Precedent

The Importance Of The Betamax Precedent 01/27/2004 02:53 PM
By now, most people are quite familiar with the old Supreme Court "Betamax" ruling that said that a technology was legal as long as it had "substantial non-infringing uses." That's the standard under which many technologies we use today have been developed - and now it's under attack by the entertainment industry. Lawyers for the entertainment industry insist they're not trying to reverse the Betamax precedent, but to just set some limits on it. Supporters of the original decision say the entertainment industry still has always been looking for ways to get around the Betamax decision (and did so partially via the DMCA). What the article forgets to point out however, is the biggest joke in all of this: the entertainment industry that battled so hard against the Betamax decision was, by far, the biggest beneficiary of that decision. The fact that they still won't admit they made a mistake twenty years ago, and that maybe, just maybe, opening up technologies leads to more opportunities to profit shows just how short sighted the industry is. They're trying to kill off a legal ruling that has helped them generate billions of dollars each year.

Microsoft, Apple and the Betamax effect

Microsoft, Apple and the Betamax effect 03/26/2005 05:40 AM
osOpinion Mar 26 2005 9:07AM GMT

Telegraph | Arts | Is iPod the new
Betamax?

Telegraph | Arts | Is iPod the new
Betamax? 07/23/2004 11:41 AM
iPod may become the next BetaMax .. Telegraph

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FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling

FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling 03/28/2005 07:50 AM
The 1984 Supreme Court decision legalizing the VCR is the foundation of much of today's technology.

Your UNIX application programming guide
by UNIX pioneer

Your UNIX application programming guide
by UNIX pioneer 06/15/2004 05:19 AM
The Register Jun 15 2004 9:40AM GMT

RIAA Defends INDUCE Act; Explains Why
It's No Betamax

RIAA Defends INDUCE Act; Explains Why
It's No Betamax 07/14/2004 03:43 AM
It's not surprising that the RIAA would come out in defense of the INDUCE Act from Senator Hatch. They practically wrote the bill themselves. They had hoped to sneak it through without any debate, but a bunch of tech companies have stood up and pointed out how ridiculous this is. Meanwhile, plenty of others are showing what kinds of technology would be banned by the law. Realizing this might not sail through Congress as smoothly as they had hoped, the RIAA has now gone on the offensive. RIAA head Mitch Bainwol has sent a letter to all 100 Senators defending the bill, and saying that, contrary to the claims of others, it wouldn't overturn the famous Betamax decision (which allowed technologies that could be used for infringement, if they had substantial non-infringing purposes as well). Bainwol claims that "intentional inducement" is a much higher standard than was used in the Betamax ruling. However, as Ernest Miller points out in his INDUCE Act rebuttal, the only reason that's a higher standard is because there was no law against "inducing infringement" when the Betamax decision went to court.

Valenti signs Betamax tape for fan at
Grokster hearing

Valenti signs Betamax tape for fan at
Grokster hearing 04/02/2005 12:52 AM
Xeni Jardin: Given that the datestamp is 4/1/2005, I'm guessing this may be a spoof. But. According to Copyfight: En route to the Supreme Court Grokster hearing, former MPAA chief Jack Valenti -- who famously predicted in 1982 that the VCR would choke the life out of the movie biz -- stops to sign a VHS tape for EFFer Annalee Newitz.

"I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone."

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Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls?

Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls? 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
Last week we noted a new study saying that people get annoyed with others talking on mobile phones because they only hear one half of the conversation. At the time, I wrote that this made sense as periods of silence followed by talking are a lot more jarring to the passive listener. However, this BBC report claims that the reason for the annoyance is that it shows that we're more curious about what the other party is saying. I'm not sure I buy that. It seems much more likely that it's the variability in noise, from silent to noisy rather than any form of curiosity. When the conversation is at a constant hum (even when loud), it's much easier to tune it out. Still, the findings do go against the opinion many people have expressed that things like "push-to-talk" where the phone usually acts as a speaker phone would be more annoying since we get to hear both sides of the conversation. In fact, the researchers behind the study are even suggesting that mobile phone makers may want to explore adding speaker phones to more phones to make them less annoying. Of course, the study only set up two conditions: a conversation on a mobile phone and a face-to-face conversation. They didn't test the speaker phone situation to see how annoying that was. It's possible that the annoyance factor comes from the inability to make use of body language to express concepts as well, leading to a different tone of voice.

Northern Magic

Northern Magic 03/15/2003 10:14 PM
Diane Stuemer , an Ottawa area entrepreneur, and her husband reevaluated their priorities in the early 90's after Diane was diagnosed with malignant melanoma and her husband had a work related accident. After her cancer went into remission, and fearful that her 3 children would grow up without remembering her, the family took the bold decision to pack up everything and circumnavigate the world. Despite having less than 4 days of sailing experience, the family took to the seas with great enthusiasm.

The Northern Magic became the Steumer's home for 4 years as they travelled around the world. During that time Diane wrote a series of weekly dispatches to the readers of her hometown's newspaper. It became a tradition in many Ottawa households to read Diane's column in the saturday paper while dreaming of the exotic locals she was writing about (a sharp contrast from Ottawa's winters).

In those 4 years, readers got to experience Herbert (the husband) become a master mechanic, Diane adapt to life afloat, and the 3 sons grow up. When the Stuemers finally arrived home in Ottawa in August of 2001 they where greeted by thousands of well-wishers.

Sadly, Ottawa residents learned early in February that Diane had been readmitted to hospital where she was fighting a very aggressive melanoma battle. Today, Diane succumbed to her illness and passed away.

During their voyage, the entire family took on several projects in the countries they visited which are still active today. What amazes me about Diane is the experiences she lived through with her children, the memories they will cherish and the lasting effect their travels will have on the people they met.

Northern exposure

Northern exposure 01/26/2004 06:53 AM
Create your own visited country map or write about it on the open travel guide.

I'm seeing a certain bias towards the northern hemisphere of our globe. And still so many wonderful places to see! The thought is at the same time a bit depressing, yet joyful. I always hate the preparations before travel: packing, ticket hassles, looking for the passport... But once I'm actually in the plane, squashed in a space smaller than a phone booth, squeezed between an 8-year old hyperactive girl and a 200 kg fat man, eating a meal which tastes slightly better than the cardboard box it comes in, all of it becomes worth the while: Because I love traveling, seeing new places, hearing new voices, being dizzy with jet lag, fighting about living space with cockroaches and spiders, tasting local soft drinks and beers, smelling the polluted air in the cities or the clean air in the countryside, squatting in the middle of a herd of kangaroos, sweating like a pig, freezing like a penguin, ... Yah! Life!

(Via Janka.)

Burlington Northern on Track

Burlington Northern on Track 07/14/2004 11:27 AM
Burlington Northern may be worthy of a premium valuation.

NH Debate: The Northern View

NH Debate: The Northern View 01/23/2004 03:54 AM
Since we don’t get network TV, the PowerBook was propped up on the dinner table playing the nice steady robust webvideofeed from New Hampshire’s WMUR; herewith some notes on the evening and the election. Up here in Canada, American politics are a spectator sport; never as good as a really great World Series but better than most Super Bowls. This time around the Democratic race has outstanding entertainment value; we don’t know yet about the November event, but sometimes the divisional playoffs are more fun than the final anyhow...

More Northern Lights photos

More Northern Lights photos 12/30/2003 12:09 AM
OK, I thought my pictures were pretty cool albeit a little dark and grainy, but check out these photos over at Yahoo....

"this March 28 quake off Northern
Sumatra"

"this March 28 quake off Northern
Sumatra" 03/29/2005 04:56 AM

Briton killed in northern Iraq

Briton killed in northern Iraq 06/06/2004 12:51 PM
A British contractor has been killed after an attack on a civilian car in northern Iraq, the Foreign Office confirms.

Gore's TV Seeks Northern Insights

Gore's TV Seeks Northern Insights 04/14/2005 07:00 AM
Al Gore's new cable television network promises to update the boob tube for the internet generation. An experimental Canadian TV show has been doing just that for the last three years -- and it ain't easy. By Niall McKay.

Missile strike in northern Gaza

Missile strike in northern Gaza 08/04/2004 06:05 AM
Three Palestinians are reported injured in what witnesses say was a missile attack by an Israeli helicopter.

"Fighting breaks out in northern
Fallujah"

"Fighting breaks out in northern
Fallujah" 04/28/2004 09:35 PM

"BEYOND NORTHERN IRAQ:
STUHUGHESIRAQ@MAIL.COM"

"BEYOND NORTHERN IRAQ:
STUHUGHESIRAQ@MAIL.COM" 06/29/2004 09:15 AM

Northern Cyprus trade ban lifted

Northern Cyprus trade ban lifted 08/23/2004 10:10 AM
Turkish Cypriots begin trading with Greek Cypriots in the south for the first time in three decades.

Turkey warns US on northern Iraq

Turkey warns US on northern Iraq 09/13/2004 08:13 PM
Turkey says it will end cooperation in Iraq if the US continues its offensive in the northern town of Talafar.

Offensive in northern Iraqi town

Offensive in northern Iraqi town 09/09/2004 03:42 AM
Heavy casualties are reported as US and Iraqi forces try to drive insurgents out of the northern Iraqi town of Talafar.

Fighting rages in northern Iraq

Fighting rages in northern Iraq 09/05/2004 11:16 AM
US troops fight rebels in northern Iraq for a second day, while 500 suspected militants are seized elsewhere.

Locusts ravage northern Nigeria

Locusts ravage northern Nigeria 08/19/2004 09:43 AM
The locusts swarming across West Africa reach northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops.

Small blasts hit northern Spain

Small blasts hit northern Spain 08/13/2004 03:54 AM
Two small bombs go off in northern seaside resorts less than a week after similar attacks by Eta.

23 Killed in Northern Iran Earthquake
(AP)

23 Killed in Northern Iran Earthquake
(AP) 05/28/2004 07:50 PM
AP - A strong earthquake shook central and northern Iran on Friday, killing at least 23 people — some buried by landslides on a mountain road — and seriously damaging more than 80 villages, the Interior Ministry and state-run media said.

Northern riot at Nigeria deaths

Northern riot at Nigeria deaths 05/11/2004 09:20 AM
Rioting breaks out in the city of Kano after a march to protest at the killing of hundreds of Muslims.

Northern Ireland touts low IT wages

Northern Ireland touts low IT wages 05/12/2004 07:09 AM
Forget Bangalore, come to Belfast

BT broadband wireless for Northern
Ireland

BT broadband wireless for Northern
Ireland 04/27/2004 06:14 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 27 2004 10:09AM GMT

Northern Light Exploring Options

Northern Light Exploring Options 02/20/2003 03:27 AM
"...has hired Broadview International LLC as an advisor to assist Divine in exploring strategic options, which could include the sale of assets or possibly a filing under Chapter 11...."

Northern Softworks releases Lights Out
2.1

Northern Softworks releases Lights Out
2.1 03/14/2003 05:38 AM
Northern Softworks today announced the release of Lights Out 2.1, the latest release of the company's Energy Saver utility for Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)...

Six Killed in Northern Iran Earthquake
(AP)

Six Killed in Northern Iran Earthquake
(AP) 05/28/2004 11:02 AM
AP - A 5.5-magnitude earthquake in northern Iran killed at least six people and injured eight, state-run Tehran radio reported.
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