iPod popularity may put a damper on copy-protected CDs

Grok Headline matches for iPod popularity may put a damper on copy-protected CDs

Belgians say "Nee" to copy-protected CDs

Belgians say "Nee" to copy-protected CDs 01/05/2004 01:43 PM
Belgian consumer protection group files suit against music labels over copy-protected CDs

Copy-Protected CD Becomes Best Seller

Copy-Protected CD Becomes Best Seller 06/25/2004 01:33 PM
AP via Newsday Jun 25 2004 5:05PM GMT

Copy-Protected CD Becomes Best Seller
(AP)

Copy-Protected CD Becomes Best Seller
(AP) 06/25/2004 12:12 PM
AP - A music CD wrapped in copy-protection technology has become a best seller, fueling speculation that U.S. music fans might be ready to accept such restrictions.

Copy-protected CD Tops U.S. Charts

Copy-protected CD Tops U.S. Charts 06/18/2004 12:08 AM

Copy Protected CD's are Worthless

Copy Protected CD's are Worthless 06/17/2005 03:50 PM

What is it going to take to get the music recoding and production industry to wake up. After all how many people actually listen to an actual CD these days. My 99 disk CD player was sold at a garage sale several years ago, and the only thing I play now is music from the file server in my office piped into my stereo via WiFi.

If your pissed off about these anti-copying techniques, then you need to start speaking out. When you buy a CD that has these restrictions call the companies and tell them what you think. Until you stand up for your rights and demand fair use, the recording industry is not going to stop.

Consumers have a choice, and if we step out and say were not going to take it anymore, they will listen. But this takes a lot of people calling them out. So let's get busy. [Techdirt< /a>]

Making Copy Protected CDs Cheaper?

Making Copy Protected CDs Cheaper? 07/21/2004 08:22 PM
The head of Atlantic Records UK seems to be recognizing the fact that copy protection doesn't provide consumers with anything of value, and he has an interesting idea on how to deal with this fact: make copy protected CDs cheaper than those without copy protection. What if you had an option to buy a copy protected CD at a discount, or an "open" CD at a premium? While it's surprising to see a recording industry exec admit the lower value of a copy protected CD, we all know what would happen. Most people would buy the cheaper CD, and proceed to use some sort of workaround to deal with the copy protection. Unfortunately, this also opens the door to the concept of use-based pricing for music. Want to play that CD on a stereo? That'll be $15. Want to play it on a computer also? $17.50. In your car? $20. On your portable music player? $25.

Copy text from protected PDFs to other
apps

Copy text from protected PDFs to other
apps 06/24/2004 11:26 AM
For those of you who come across PDF documents in which the document's creator has restricted the ability to copy text to the clipboard, here's a simple workaround: Highlight the text, then from the application menu (i.e. Pre...

Consumer group sues over copy-protected
CDs

Consumer group sues over copy-protected
CDs 01/05/2004 12:19 PM
ZDNet Jan 5 2004 10:56AM ET

Consumer group sues over copy protected
CDs

Consumer group sues over copy protected
CDs 01/05/2004 12:19 PM
CNET Jan 5 2004 10:53AM ET

Copy-protected US CDs to get clear
labelling, campaigners claim

Copy-protected US CDs to get clear
labelling, campaigners claim 05/13/2004 04:56 AM
Computer Shopper May 13 2004 9:24AM GMT

Recording Industry Lies About Copy
Protected CDs Not Playing In Cars

Recording Industry Lies About Copy
Protected CDs Not Playing In Cars 02/13/2004 05:52 AM
Apparently, the BBC ran a story about new, copy protected CDs in the UK, and pointed out that they often won't play on car CD players. They asked a recording industry exec to explain this, and he claimed that the carmakers haven't kept up on CD standards, which is blatantly false. The truth is that the copy protection breaks the "red book" specification of what a CD is. Two years ago, the music industry was sued for putting copy protection on CDs and still calling them CDs - despite the fact that the CDs now violate the red book standard of what a CD is. The Register article points out that the BBC did a terrible job in simply accepting what the recording industry exec said, even when a representative from Volkswagen pointed out that all of their CD players meet the spec perfectly. A good reporter would notice the contradiction and find out who's right. Instead, they leave it up in the air as if it's a disagreement over issues.

Is Intel Building Copy Protected
Proprietary File Sharing System Into
Chips?

Is Intel Building Copy Protected
Proprietary File Sharing System Into
Chips? 03/30/2005 05:20 PM
This Reuters story is quite confusing, so hopefully more details are forthcoming that will explain what's really happening. The story claims that Intel has teamed up with media giant Bertelsmann to build chips that are "compatible with" Bertelsmann's new file sharing app. Bertelsmann announced that application last week, and it sounds basically like any other entertainment industry-approved file sharing app. It's not really about file sharing, but creating a broadcast distribution mechanism with a tollbooth. So why is Intel getting involved? That's not clear at all. Does this mean the file sharing system, as currently developed, doesn't work on Intel chips? That seems highly unlikely. What would it be working on? Does it mean that Intel is re-architecting its chips to include this proprietary copy-protected file sharing system at the chip level? That also seems highly unlikely (or, if true, highly disturbing). Intel (and others) make the chips on which all different kinds of applications can run. They shouldn't be favoring one type of application or building it in at the chip level. If anything, this is probably just a marketing relationship, where Intel may be tossing in a bit of help with designing the software. However, it still seems like a strange announcement.

Apple's profit soars on new iPod sales,
laptop computer popularity

Apple's profit soars on new iPod sales,
laptop computer popularity 07/14/2004 11:50 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jul 15 2004 4:30AM GMT

Apple's profit soars on iPod sales,
laptop computer popularity

Apple's profit soars on iPod sales,
laptop computer popularity 07/15/2004 11:45 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jul 15 2004 3:40PM GMT

Windows: iPod Music Liberator 1.5
released - copy music from iPod to PC

Windows: iPod Music Liberator 1.5
released - copy music from iPod to PC 07/15/2004 03:15 PM
iPodlounge Jul 15 2004 7:26PM GMT

Apple, iPod, and CD Copy Protection

Apple, iPod, and CD Copy Protection 07/20/2004 12:45 PM
CNet reports that two of the major companies responsible for Audio-CD based copy protection methods are approaching Apple to make their CDs compatible...

iPod Music Liberator 1.1 released - copy
music from iPod to PC

iPod Music Liberator 1.1 released - copy
music from iPod to PC 06/26/2004 02:20 PM
iPodlounge Jun 26 2004 5:13PM GMT

iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked
CDs

iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked
CDs 07/12/2004 07:02 AM
Microsoft's WMA format was almost a standard on copy-protected CDs. Then along came Apple.

Warm Weather May Put Damper on Cold Swim
(AP)

Warm Weather May Put Damper on Cold Swim
(AP) 12/29/2003 11:36 PM
AP - Forecasts of a warm New Year's Day could dampen the chill of the annual Polar Bear Swim.

Global Instability Doesn't Have to Put a
Damper on Travel Plans, Says
quotetravelinsurance.com

Global Instability Doesn't Have to Put a
Damper on Travel Plans, Says
quotetravelinsurance.com 08/02/2004 02:44 AM
As the travel season gears up, many travelers are concerned about the current worldwide instability. Now one Web site compares every major travel insurance product, making it easier to travel while minimizing the risk. Launched this week by www.quotetravelinsurance.com the site allows travelers to compare every travel insurance product instantly, research insurance plans and carriers and purchase -- all from one simple interface. [PRWEB Aug 2, 2004]

9/11 commission report: How to get a
copy online or in hard copy

9/11 commission report: How to get a
copy online or in hard copy 07/22/2004 01:20 PM
Here are instructions on how to obtain a copy of the official final report of the 9-11 Commission. The document will be posted online at 11:30 am ET today is now available online at this Link.

The U.S. Government Printing Office offers hard copy, if you prefer. Ask for stock number 041-015-00236-8. This will cost $8.50 plus $4.75 for shipping, (total = $13.25), checks and most major credit cards accepted. Order by phone at 866-512-1800 or on-line, or by mail from Superintendent of Documents, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.

You can also obtain a copy of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on the U.S. intelligence community's pre-war assessments on Iraq on-line: Link. The GPO offers printed copies for $51 (stock number 052-071-01415-2, follow order instructions above.)

Update: Reader FerrisB says, "If you'd like to hear the testimonies from the commission hearings, the iTunes store has them available for free in their audiobook section. Link

Update 2: BoingBoing pal John Rambow says, "There's also a trade book edition of the report. It's only $10, and it's probably easier to get and read than the GPO's version. Li nk"

Update 3: Jason Kottke says, "I've created an HTML version of the 9/11 Commission Executive Summary with permalinks for each paragraph for easy linking and copy/paste. Link

How to get a copy of the 9/11 report
online or in hard copy

How to get a copy of the 9/11 report
online or in hard copy 07/22/2004 08:02 AM
Here are instructions on how to obtain a copy of the official final report of the 9-11 Commission. The document will be posted online at 11:30 am ET today. Link.

The U.S. Government Printing Office offers hard copy, if you prefer. Ask for stock number 041-015-00236-8. This will cost $8.50 plus $4.75 for shipping, (total = $13.25), checks and most major credit cards accepted. Order by phone at 866-512-1800 or on-line, or by mail from Superintendent of Documents, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.

You can also obtain a copy of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on the U.S. intelligence community's pre-war assessments on Iraq on-line: Link. The GPO offers printed copies for $51 (stock number 052-071-01415-2, follow order instructions above.)

Ukrtelecom offre des services Internet
de nouvelle
génération
à ...

Ukrtelecom offre des services Internet
de nouvelle
génération
à ... 03/26/2005 09:26 AM
Investvalley.com - Sat Mar 26, 10:33 am GMT

the only politician protected by IP

the only politician protected by IP 05/18/2004 04:26 PM
So according to the governor, you can't make a parody doll of him. His rights of publicity trump any public right to parody. Amazing.

Silver Sandtroopers Get Protected

Silver Sandtroopers Get Protected 08/11/2004 11:51 AM
We've had many of our Rebelscum readers writing in this past week with positive news on the condition of Silver Sandtrooper exclusives they've been receiving. Seems that Starwarsshop.com have listened to the complaints and are now shipping the figures wrapped in bubble wrap. Kudos to the Starwarsshop.com folks for helping us get the Silver Sandtrooper exclusives in the condition we prefer!

Are your files well protected from
unauthorizedaccess?

Are your files well protected from
unauthorizedaccess? 09/16/2004 03:23 AM
Revolutionary product to Hide and optionally Encrypt your secret Files / Folders / Drives (FAT12,16,32) by completely modifying the Filesystem from backend. Any hacker or virus would fail to attack or infect your data, also it won't be even visible to exploit in a Disk Editor. Data remains locked everywhere in DOS mode/Safe Mode/Other OS/Transfer of media across computers. New Technology "Simultaneous Encryption" devised which is unbreakable and much faster than others. Without encryption, GigaBytes(GBs) of data hides within a minute. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

Police net protected catch

Police net protected catch 06/04/2004 12:58 AM
Guardian Unlimited Jun 4 2004 4:57AM GMT

Find Protected has been released!

Find Protected has been released! 09/17/2004 02:38 AM
Find password protected files [PRWEB Sep 17, 2004]

Programs protected as they're written

Programs protected as they're written 05/12/2004 09:50 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 12 2004 1:59PM GMT

Password-protected RSS feeds

Password-protected RSS feeds 10/30/2003 02:44 AM
feature

manila.userland.com/passwordProtectedRss
track this site | 7 links

Gamblers Better Protected than Voters

Gamblers Better Protected than Voters 06/14/2004 01:54 AM

NY Times: Gambling on Voting. Election officials say their electronic voting systems are the very best. But the truth is, gamblers are getting the best technology, and voters are being given systems that are cheap and untrustworthy by comparison. There are many questions yet to be resolved about electronic voting, but one thing is clear: a vote for president should be at least as secure as a 25-cent bet in Las Vegas.

The Times is on a roll, with one editorial after another challenging the voting-machine industry's lies and deceptions -- and voting officials' perverse willingness to accept a dangerously flawed system. This is a case where the editorial page is doing much more serious reporting than the newspaper's "news" staff. In fact, the Times Editorial Board is doing what most other major media -- with a few exceptions (one of which, I'm glad to say, is the San Jose Mercury News, which has hammered on this issue for more than a year) -- have all but ignored. The Times can make more of a difference to spur safe, reliable voting than almost any other non-governmental institution. Keep it up, folks. There's not much at stake, just trust in the democratic process.

Kashmir bus passengers protected

Kashmir bus passengers protected 04/04/2005 06:25 AM
Passengers on this week's landmark Kashmir bus service receive police protection amid militant threats.

Are You Prepared For Disaster? Is Your
Data Really Protected?

Are You Prepared For Disaster? Is Your
Data Really Protected? 07/07/2004 12:43 PM

Programs protected as they're written
(SiliconValley.com)

Programs protected as they're written
(SiliconValley.com) 05/12/2004 06:57 AM
SiliconValley.com - They exploit vulnerabilities deep within source code -- the blueprint for a piece of software -- to steal information, to crash or seize control of a computer, or just for a challenge.

President will be protected by 16,000
police officers

President will be protected by 16,000
police officers 11/18/2003 09:14 AM
protect .. Damn

news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=464815
track this site | 7 links

SCO code to be protected in closed court

SCO code to be protected in closed court 12/16/2003 04:24 AM
ZDNet Australia Dec 16 2003 3:41AM ET

SCO Code to be Protected in Closed Court

SCO Code to be Protected in Closed Court 12/16/2003 11:19 AM

Officials: U.S. Banking System Protected
(AP)

Officials: U.S. Banking System Protected
(AP) 08/02/2004 02:32 AM
AP - Officials believe there are sufficient safety mechanisms to ensure that any terrorist attack on the U.S. financial system can be weathered in much the same way the system handles hurricanes and other disruptions.

"President will be protected by 16,000
police officers... "

"President will be protected by 16,000
police officers... " 11/18/2003 10:22 AM

Grok Description matches for iPod popularity may put a damper on copy-protected CDs
GrokA matches for iPod popularity may put a damper on copy-protected CDs

321 workaround

321 workaround 05/06/2004 07:11 PM
USA Today May 6 2004 11:50PM GMT

Workaround for gcc problems.

Workaround for gcc problems. 12/19/2004 03:50 PM
The version of gcc included with XCode 1.5 is known to produce incorrect output from c++ code under certain circumstances. Fink now has a mechanism to warn users about this, and Fink will soon refuse to use the "broken" gcc to compile packages which are known to have this problem. If you have already upgraded XCode to version 1.5, there is a workaround, described here and here . If you have not yet upgraded, you should consider remaining with XCode version 1.2 until the problem has been resolved.

IE workaround a non-starter

IE workaround a non-starter 07/05/2004 06:25 AM
Disable Active Scripting, run for the hills

A Quicktime Broadcaster and QT 6.5.1
workaround

A Quicktime Broadcaster and QT 6.5.1
workaround 05/05/2004 11:23 AM
For those of you who installed Quicktime 6.5.1 and QT broadcaster, you might notice that it doesn't work. Don't worry, most people I talk to are experiencing the same thing. Though its GUI isn't as pretty, and the options ar...

10.3: Strange DNS behavior and
workaround

10.3: Strange DNS behavior and
workaround 12/10/2003 11:28 AM
Sometimes, when trying to get to a web site, I'd get redirected to a strange location. I thought perhaps I was getting hijacked or something. After spending some time analysing the problem with Ethereal, I came to the conclu...

SMB mount failure workaround

SMB mount failure workaround 09/13/2004 12:56 PM
I couldn't mount an SMB share on a linux box from my Panther install for love or money. I tried all the suggestions I could find (eg command-K instead of browse, using the full path, change workgroup name in directory service...

A workaround for AIM profiles in iChat

A workaround for AIM profiles in iChat 01/02/2004 12:06 PM
For all of you who won't use iChat because you can't have a profile, here's a workaround (it's currently basic and annoying, but it works). You'll need iChat and the Mac OS X version of AOL's AIM client. First, sign on to ...

10.3: A possible workaround for
accessing localhost

10.3: A possible workaround for
accessing localhost 11/19/2003 11:46 AM
If you're using a local proxy (Squid, Privoxy, Authoxy, ...) and you're having problems with download errors (outright failures, broken image icons, ...) under Panther, change your proxy settings to 127.0.0.1 instead of local...

RIM creates patent workaround

RIM creates patent workaround 06/17/2005 03:31 PM
Handheld maker's chairman sounds optimistic note on technology for use in BlackBerries, but he won't spill details.

Microsoft offers IE flaw workaround

Microsoft offers IE flaw workaround 07/05/2004 09:37 AM
Infomatics Jul 5 2004 2:26PM GMT

A workaround for the PreferencePane
error in Xgrid

A workaround for the PreferencePane
error in Xgrid 07/20/2004 09:42 AM
Just thought I'd post the results of my email to the Xgrid team -- in case anyone else is looking for an answer to the PreferencePane error. We are aware of this problem, and investigating the root cause. In the meantime, t...

A workaround for the broken SetFile
command

A workaround for the broken SetFile
command 07/26/2004 12:27 PM
Xcode 1.2 has a broken version of SetFile, which is used to set various parameters for files. When you supply letters for the -a (attributes) option, SetFile runs without an error, but then no new settings are applied. There...

Notes and Tips: Quicken Workaround

Notes and Tips: Quicken Workaround 08/17/2004 11:27 AM
The simple fix for Quicken 2005 print problems: make columns wider.

Workaround for circular dependencies in
fink

Workaround for circular dependencies in
fink 11/02/2003 07:37 PM
While trying to update my fink installation, I executed fink selfupdate, which eventually left me with a circular dependency problem between fink-prebinding, bzip2-shlibs (or similar), and two other packages. Each depended o...

A workaround for dial-up disconnects and
fax receive

A workaround for dial-up disconnects and
fax receive 09/01/2004 11:51 AM
Like others, I've experienced the lockup of dial-up internet connections when fax receive is active. I recently tried Page Sender in hopes it would fix the problem, but it has the same problem as does enabling "Receive faxes ...

KnowledgeTree 2.0.2 bugfix and
workaround release

KnowledgeTree 2.0.2 bugfix and
workaround release 04/12/2005 06:55 PM
KnowledgeTree is an Open Source Document Management System, and version 2.0.2 works around a bug in Internet Explorer that prevented certain versions of IE (including SP2) from viewing certain files over SSL, and also includes a number of minor bugfixes. It also features a setup utility that ensures your environment is suited to running KnowledgeTree. Other bug fixes are: * Fix corruption on smaller, previous versions of documents (1176116) * Deal with bogus sort ordering (1164118) * Set LDAP v3 option on proper connection (1164118) * Add the Expunge document transaction before deleting the document (1165117) * Handle errors in updates properly (1151601) * Handle special characters in login name (1123057) This release can be found here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107851&package_ id=119241

Notes and Tips: iSync Workaround

Notes and Tips: iSync Workaround 04/13/2005 11:18 AM
Try disconnecting your Moto cell phone USB cable and reconnecting if it won't talk to iSync.

A workaround for audio input problems in
10.3

A workaround for audio input problems in
10.3 06/23/2004 09:31 AM
Some users -- mostly those with G5s -- are reporting distorted or altogether lost audio capabilities after the Mac OS X 10.3.4 update. After upgrading to 10.3 from 10.2.8, I noticed that I could no longer get my external FM ...

A workaround solution for WebDAV with XP
users

A workaround solution for WebDAV with XP
users 06/10/2004 11:31 AM
There was a great thread on using WebDAV to provide iCal (and other) services without dotMac [robg adds: this hint, maybe?]. But it turns out Windows XP behaves strangely when trying to access the DAV service -- it prefixes u...

An odd workaround for a failed wireless
connection

An odd workaround for a failed wireless
connection 11/16/2003 01:47 PM
So I lost my Airport connection - don't ask. Sun spots. No way the GHz Titanium was going to get on web. All settings good to go, Network Preferences showed Airport connection. Safari said different. I've worked with this be...

10.4: A workaround for Cisco VPN issues
after sleep

10.4: A workaround for Cisco VPN issues
after sleep 06/24/2005 09:43 PM
I have to do this constantly now in Tiger, so I figured I'd share. After I leave the VPN client open for a while, usually across multiple sleeps it seems, it starts acting weird. When I try to connect, it comes up with a cra...

10.3: A workaround for VirtualPC
printing failures

10.3: A workaround for VirtualPC
printing failures 12/08/2003 11:45 AM
I have an aviation program that provides instrument approach charts and it only runs on Windows. I needed to print out chart updates today and ran into a major problem: printing to my printers on the local network wasn't work...

A workaround for a read-only Mail inbox

A workaround for a read-only Mail inbox 01/22/2004 02:36 AM
I recently received a new Mac on my desk, and moved my data from old to new via Carbon Copy Cloner, including the entire Users folder. Upon setting up Mail to check my IMAP email account, I found that the Inbox was "read-only...

A workaround for an Intellimouse driver
anomaly

A workaround for an Intellimouse driver
anomaly 02/18/2004 12:04 PM
My Blue MS Optical mouse was causing me problems (the middle click upset menu and dock sensitivity ... but that's another story!), so I installed the MS Intellipoint driver v5.0. This enabled me to map the mouse buttons to a...

IE7, a clever workaround of IE's CSS
bugs

IE7, a clever workaround of IE's CSS
bugs 03/08/2004 11:17 PM
the name's bad, but the idea of wrapping up all these fixes in a behavior is extremely clever

Odd OS X Samba to Linux issue and
workaround

Odd OS X Samba to Linux issue and
workaround 06/09/2004 10:31 AM
For many weeks here at work, I had not been able to connect to a sharepoint on our linux server. There are 2 shares defined on the server, and their setups are identical in the smb.conf. the first share, "Our_Share&quo...

Notes and Tips: iPod Mini Workaround

Notes and Tips: iPod Mini Workaround 07/26/2004 10:56 AM
Here's a workaround for a clicking problem with the iPod Mini.

A workaround for a Safari drag-and-drop
image bug

A workaround for a Safari drag-and-drop
image bug 11/17/2003 11:39 AM
Most modern browsers allow you to drag an image straight from the browser window to the desktop to keep, but Safari seems to randomly leave you with an HTML document instead of the image you wanted. I have found a [possibl...

Apple offers DHCP security workaround

Apple offers DHCP security workaround 12/03/2003 10:56 AM
It's been recently noted that Mac OS X can be susceptible to a security problem involving malicious DHCP servers. The chances of the security issue affecting Mac users en masse is miniscule, but Apple recently posted details to its online Knowledgebase explaining how to circumvent potential problems.

Macromedia Issues Workaround for
ColdFusion MX Flaw

Macromedia Issues Workaround for
ColdFusion MX Flaw 04/08/2005 03:47 PM
The software developer patches a critical security vulnerability that could lead to the exposure of sensitive information.

iPod popularity may put a damper on copy-protected CDs

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