Apple: fair play or failure to play fair?

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RealNetworks: MS Won't Play Fair

RealNetworks: MS Won't Play Fair 12/19/2003 11:51 AM
The digital media company sues the software maker, saying that Microsoft exploits its monopoly power to force Windows users to accept its media player whether they want it or not.

Fair, but snippy, play

Fair, but snippy, play 06/24/2005 09:59 PM
From USA Today: With boy safe, searchers celebratePrayers answerd in Utah mountains as lost 11-year-old is found after 4 days Maybe I'm feeling snippy this morning, but in the interest of fairness, I expect to see a headline like the following soon: Body of missing pretty white woman foundGod turns deaf ear to distraught parents Yeah, I guess I'm feeling snippy....

Turnabout May Not Be a Fair Play

Turnabout May Not Be a Fair Play 04/11/2005 05:02 PM
Casual Male turns a profit, but is it carrying too much baggage to be a market-beating investment?

FC Now: Intern-About Is Fair Play

FC Now: Intern-About Is Fair Play 09/16/2004 02:49 PM
As summer starts to shift toward fall, it's the time of year in which summer interns depart and fall interns start their work. Former intern...

Other News: Play Fair Already

Other News: Play Fair Already 05/04/2004 09:32 AM
Some folks think Apple lacks any sound basis for its attacks on the PlayFair project.

Wi-Fi Alliance orders vendors to play
fair

Wi-Fi Alliance orders vendors to play
fair 07/22/2004 01:12 AM
ZDNet UK Jul 22 2004 5:26AM GMT

Is it fair to fine parents if kids play
truant?

Is it fair to fine parents if kids play
truant? 06/17/2004 08:17 AM
Police and teachers are now allowed to impose fines on parents whose children take time off school. Do you think this is fair? Send us your views.

FAIR: If Only They Had Invented the
Internet - The Failure of Fact-Checking
at the Republican Convention

FAIR: If Only They Had Invented the
Internet - The Failure of Fact-Checking
at the Republican Convention 09/07/2004 06:09 PM
Common Dreams Sep 7 2004 10:06PM GMT

Leaders play down summit failure

Leaders play down summit failure 12/14/2003 07:56 AM

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tech.life@play | Xbox's exclusives play
starring role

tech.life@play | Xbox's exclusives play
starring role 05/27/2004 04:43 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 27 2004 8:10AM GMT

Is Apple finally playing fair?

Is Apple finally playing fair? 08/23/2004 10:22 AM
The Register <A HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/23/macrovision_fairpla y/">reports</A> that Macrovision Corporation, "a leading provider of digital rights management (DRM) technologies for the video, music and software industries" is "sufficiently confident" that Apple will license FairPlay support for its <A HREF="http://www.macrovision.com/products/cds/cds300/index.shtml& quot;>CDS-300</A> player — so confident, in fact, that it "is has begun telling customers that it will add iTunes and iPod support to its software in Q4." The update is also expected to include its RealTime DRM Encoding system, which converts on the fly a disc's Red Book audio source into FairPlay-protected AAC files, ATRAC 3 tracks for Sony portable music players or WMAs, according to a given user's personal preference. Whereas RealNetworks called for FairPlay licensing for largely selfish reasons, Macrovision and SunnComm <A HREF="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/19/macrovision_and_sun ncomm/"> requested</A> Apple open the technology "to allow it to provide iTunes-ready compressed audio tracks alongside the Windows Media Audio files its CDS-300 copy protection mechanism already offers." In other words, copy-protected CDs would otherwise only be able to be converted into Windows Media Audio. Thus far, Apple has been very tight-lipped about FairPlay licensing, but a partnership such as this would serve to benefit iPod and iTunes users.

Are Real And Apple Playing Fair?

Are Real And Apple Playing Fair? 07/30/2004 02:05 PM
In this case, I feel like I am watching Rodin and Mechagodzilla monsters battle over who can do the most damage to Tokyo, with no good monster in sight to protect us all. By Bill Thompson, BBC News (via MyAppleMenu)

Super Science Fair Projects: Complete
Guide to Science Fair Projects, Topics
and Experiments

Super Science Fair Projects: Complete
Guide to Science Fair Projects, Topics
and Experiments 05/24/2004 06:24 AM
Super Science Fair Projects: Complete Guide to Science Fair Projects, Topics and Experiments
http://www.super-sc ience-fair-projects.com/

Today your teacher announced that your school is going to have a science fair and students are responsible for exhibiting their projects. What do you feel? Enthusiastic? Despondent? Dreadful? Fearful? Excited?" This statement opens the Super Science Fair Projects site. Actually, whether student or parent, science fair projects, while great ways to get students actively involved in learning the scientific method and problem solving, can be tough assignments. This site may help you with one of the hardest parts: coming up with an idea. The site does a great job of walking the visitor through the steps needed to plan and implement a project, from Choosing a Topic, the Scientific Method, and writing the Project Report. There are even tips on displaying your project, rehearsing, winning over judges, and what to expect the day of the fair. This is definitely a great tool to tap into when planning a science fair project.[From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

Apple a sponsor of NIFF Emerging
Technology Fair

Apple a sponsor of NIFF Emerging
Technology Fair 11/05/2003 12:01 PM
This Saturday, the Northampton (Mass.) Independent Film Festival (NIFF) will be hosting its first annual Emerging Technology Day, which is designed to showcase the latest in digital media technologies for independent film makers looking to catch up on the newest developments, techniques and technologies. Apple, Avid, Boris FX, CustomFlix, Discreet, Focus Enhancements and Tech Superpowers are the sponsors.

Apple Closes Project Enabling Fair Use
Of Music

Apple Closes Project Enabling Fair Use
Of Music 04/26/2004 12:48 AM
Apple has sent a cease and desist letter to an organisation in India, which provides hosting for distributed development of free software projects, and forced it to take down a software project that can be used to enable fair use of music purchased from Apple's iTunes music service. By Sam Varghese, Sydney Morning Herald (via MyAppleMenu)

Play-by-play at E3 games expo

Play-by-play at E3 games expo 05/14/2004 10:41 AM
CNET May 14 2004 2:32PM GMT

Can Apple Play Europe's Tune?

Can Apple Play Europe's Tune? 09/06/2004 08:39 AM
With roughly 120 million songs downloaded since its debut in April 2003, Apple's iTunes has clearly caught the ear of American consumers. But will that translate into success on the other side of the Atlantic? By Aude Lagorce, Forbes (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple Makes a Play for NT Orphans

Apple Makes a Play for NT Orphans 07/09/2004 04:39 PM
Apple takes aim at Windows server users with the new NT migration tool that it is building into the Tiger server operating system.

Music biz fears play Apple a compliment

Music biz fears play Apple a compliment 05/06/2004 08:38 AM
Analysis Industry can't see wood for trees

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..."

""I'd just like to get together with a
guy from time to time just to -- just to
play. I'd like him to be, uh, in very
good shape, flat stomach, good chest,
good arms, well-hung, cut, uh, just get
naked, play, see what happens, nothing
real heavy ..." 08/31/2004 08:45 PM

iTunes User Sues Apple For Only Letting
Music Play On The iPod

iTunes User Sues Apple For Only Letting
Music Play On The iPod 01/05/2005 10:30 PM
Well, this should be interesting. An "unhappy" iTunes user is now suing Apple for antitrust violations, claiming that they broke antitrust laws by only allowing their music to play on iPods -- blocking out other music players from the market. It's unlikely that he'll win the lawsuit, and honestly, it sounds more like a setup by an Apple competitor than just some individual who feels wronged. The guy in question says he was "forced" to buy an iPod in order to make use of the music he bought on iTunes, but the courts will likely point out that he could have gone to a competing online music store. Of course, what this really highlights is how some of these copy protection issues are building fragmented worlds. How would people react if the CDs they bought at Tower Records could only play on Tower-branded radios? Thanks to the way the industry views intellectual property online, the end result is a lot of competing separate worlds, which actively discourages use.

Ah fair use, where would we be without
you?

Ah fair use, where would we be without
you? 06/24/2005 06:53 PM

Jason Kottke was just on G4's Attack of the Show, and thanks to my hacked TiVo, it's available as a 85Mb MPEG2 torrent.

Jason did great for live TV, which is just about the most stressful thing in the world. He seemed relaxed, though the host seemed a little manic. I assume a producer was screaming in the host's ear to keep Jason moving, which caused the host to cut Jason off whenever he started sounding reflective. My favorite parts were the host violating the Adsense terms of service by goading people into clicking his ad links and the graphic "Blogging for Bling" in the background (because clearly, Jason's only in it for the benjamins).

It's a fair CoP

It's a fair CoP 03/24/2005 08:31 PM
vnunet.com Mar 25 2005 12:10AM GMT

The Fair Tax

The Fair Tax 05/01/2004 09:06 AM
The FairTax is a consumption tax designed to replace the entire federal income tax system, including personal, payroll, corporate, self-employment, capital gains, gift, and inheritance taxes. [more!!]

It’s Not Fair

It’s Not Fair 09/11/2004 12:31 PM
Back in May, I whined that Jeremy Hedley of Antipixel would get better pictures than me even if he was using a drugstore disposable. Well, OK, so it turned out to be a cellphone camera. Sigh. (Oh yes, and Simon Phipps has a little masterpiece today, too).

Fair NAT 0.68

Fair NAT 0.68 05/03/2004 10:45 AM
A tool that distributes bandwidth in a fair manner among the clients in the LAN.

Fair NAT 0.74

Fair NAT 0.74 05/11/2004 09:02 PM
A tool that distributes bandwidth in a fair manner among the clients in the LAN.

Hey...not fair!

Hey...not fair! 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
"You look intimidating when you aren't smiling" - Jasmine Lam See...I'm not giving anyone dirty looks on purpose. And yes,...

Fair use, or not fair?

Fair use, or not fair? 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
Last week we posted a story written by my colleague David Graham titled Proven: Windows is more secure than Linux. It was one of the better-read pieces on the site this week. Four days after the article was posted, David did a Google search and found more than half a dozen sites had linked to the piece -- flattering. But at least three sites posted all or a substantial portion of the piece on their own sites -- and that's a problem.

Fair and Balanced?

Fair and Balanced? 10/28/2003 11:07 PM

Bill Gates recently got together with Steve Mills from IBM and demonstrated some web services interoperability between our two companies' products.  It has taken awhile to get to this point, from the initial hype to the point where some of these key scenarios work without smoke and mirrors; so it is nice to see a "status report" like this.

The first response I saw came in the form of this shrill attack piece run on CNET.  The author seems stuck in the last century, when people still bought the big lie about "write once run anywhere".  He fails to explain how "runs only on Java" is significantly different from "runs only on Windows", and completely misses the point that most enterprises have to support both types of systems (and many more) and therefore place a high priority on interop.

The attack piece brought back fond memories of the days when Bob Metcalfe and Jai Singh (now managing editor at CNET) were together at the helm of Infoworld.  Then I saw another analysis in CNET, covering the same interop event, but surprisingly balanced, at least in comparison to the first piece.  Finally, I found yet another analysis on CNET, again covering the same event; and this one is positively glowingly accurate!

What to make of it?  A single presentation by Bill Gates inspires three different pieces in CNET which cover the whole spectrum of opinion.  Can't complain about that.

~

Tragically, politics shuts down John Poindexter's data mining program.  It seems that only Safeway is allowed to collect that sort of information about U.S. citizens.

Fair Use and Misuse

Fair Use and Misuse 08/27/2004 01:58 PM
Here is a very worrisome problem concerning fair use. It has to do with a dichotomy long noted by legal thinkers between the law on the books and the law in action. They often diverge. And fair use is an example of this divergence. As I said in an earlier...

New Photos From Toy Fair

New Photos From Toy Fair 02/15/2004 07:37 PM
It's been a day full of meeting and greeting, walking and talking, shooting and re-booting in New York today, but we've finally hit all Star Wars licensees that attended Toy Fair. Check out the latest offerings from Code 3, LEGO, and Master Replicas...who gave Rebelscum an exclusive look under the case of an exciting new product...the AT-AT walker! More detailed information will come soon, but for now enjoy the photos from Toy Fair.

Fair and Balanced

Fair and Balanced 05/04/2004 09:16 PM
Read this Editorial titled Leader: iTunes ain't what it used to be from Silicon.com. If you're like me you'll see many glaring errors. Let's start...

Fair Use in Action!

Fair Use in Action! 07/27/2004 06:08 PM

We enjoyed the shot above from the completely legal Barbie-in-a-Blender art gallery, from the folks at free culture. The full story behind the site is here.

Fair Use Elaborated

Fair Use Elaborated 08/27/2004 01:58 PM
I've received some interesting comments on my last posting. One of the commenters asked me to explain the fair use doctrine; here goes. The doctrine, which has close counterparts in patent and trademark law, permits a degree of unauthorized copying of copyrighted works. Shocking! If a teenager takes a joyride...

Photos From Toy Fair

Photos From Toy Fair 02/14/2004 05:15 PM
Looks like things got started a bit early today up at Toy Fair in New York. Here's our first upload of photos from the show. We have three servers with the files on them which should hopefully ensure fast browsing. There is also a set of miscellaneous photos of non-Star Wars things some might find interesting. Gentle Giant - Miscellaneous Gentle Giant - Miscellaneous Gentle Giant - Miscellaneous

Fair Use in the Digital Age

Fair Use in the Digital Age 08/10/2004 10:35 AM
Out of concern that the Digital Millenium Copyright Act went too far in restricting fair use in the digital era, I have drafted and introduced along with John Doolittle of California H.R. 107, the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act. Among other objectives, the bill would confirm that a person would...

College To Do Away With Fair Use

College To Do Away With Fair Use 12/17/2003 09:34 PM
The latest silliness from our college campuses is this bit of news from Ithaca College, where they're planning to tell professors that fair use no longer exists when it comes to course packs (the photocopied excerpts from various sources that many professors use to give students short excerpts from a variety of sources). While most such course packs do involve some approved material, much of it is often used on a fair-use basis - but university administrators are afraid of getting sued. Thus, they're going to tell professors that they need to license every last bit of content they use. This means that (a) professors will ditch a lot of materials, because they don't have time to get approval from everyone or because the publisher wants too much money to include a single paragraph and (b) the course packs will be much more expensive with less useful stuff for students. In some cases, professors will simply put the materials on library loan, where students will go and photocopy it anyway - basically adding an "annoyance" factor to the process. It's a great lesson we're teaching the students of today when they don't get to read certain materials because it's just too damn expensive.

Fair and buxom

Fair and buxom 02/05/2005 09:14 PM
You can't make this stuff up.
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What is fair pricing for MT3

What is fair pricing for MT3 05/13/2004 05:03 PM
Their are a few articles out there saying that some of us only want something if it is free. Personally...

Apple: fair play or failure to play fair?

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