Heavyweights Are Choosing Sides in Battle Over Next DVD Format

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Israel and Palestine, Choosing Sides

Israel and Palestine, Choosing Sides 09/24/2004 05:35 AM
Pressure Groups and Censorship in Israel/Palestine. "I suspect that the causes are complicated and multi-factorial. I suspect that I and others like me – who remained ignorant and negligent on this issue for so long – bear much of the guilt. I suspect that others whose emotional ties to Israel served as blinders on this subject share in our culpability. I suspect that still others who knew the truth and refused to speak of it, or who participated in its cover-up, bear a significant portion of this awful responsibility. I suspect that the career damage and death threats that often result when one begins to speak out on this issue played a part."

Sides close to deal on HD disk format.

Sides close to deal on HD disk format. 04/15/2005 11:32 PM
EE Times: Sides close to deal on HD disk format. Java? HTML? The horror.

Both sides come out swinging in the open
source battle

Both sides come out swinging in the open
source battle 12/20/2003 02:41 AM
CNET Dec 20 2003 1:39AM ET

Standards battle could shoot both sides
in foot

Standards battle could shoot both sides
in foot 08/17/2004 07:17 AM
Tussle over next-generation DVD format could alienate consumers.

2 Sides Do Battle in Court on Whether
E.P.A. Should Regulate Carbon Dioxide

2 Sides Do Battle in Court on Whether
E.P.A. Should Regulate Carbon Dioxide 04/09/2005 03:55 AM
A federal appeals court heard arguments in a five-year battle over whether the E.P.A. has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles.

Battle Over Next DVD Format

Battle Over Next DVD Format 12/31/2003 12:27 AM
New York Times Dec 31 2003 0:15AM ET

Tech Titans Prepare to Battle Over Next
DVD Format

Tech Titans Prepare to Battle Over Next
DVD Format 12/29/2003 09:41 AM

Solving The Online Music Format Mess...
With Another Format?

Solving The Online Music Format Mess...
With Another Format? 12/11/2003 02:43 AM
Now that every other company is starting a music download store (even if no one is making any money off of it), people are beginning to realize that maybe it makes sense to come up with a single format that works for anyone. Of course, some might say that we've already got formats that work, but the folks over in the recording industry seem to have a mental block when it comes to the formats that everyone likes to use. So, now, Microsoft, Universal Music and others, under the title of the Content Reference Forum, are teaming up to create a new music format - but one that makes it easier for them to make you buy the music. There aren't all that many details, but it appears to be going back to some of the very original concepts behind a hypertext system: that content only needs to be available once, and any time you want to access it, you just link to it. In other words, instead of offering downloadable music, the plan is to offer links to music that is served up remotely. Of course, one of the "features" of such a system is that the content providers can know (and, potentially, charge you) every time you want to hear that certain song. It's an interesting idea, but it seems to make the music less valuable. Suddenly, it can only be listened to from an internet connected machine, you don't actually own anything, and the big content providers get to keep a big database of exactly what songs you listen to when. Doesn't sound all that appealing to me. The one thing that it does have going for it, is that it allows people to "share" - if, by share, you mean point someone to a link and let them pay for it themselves.

3G Copyright Heavyweights

3G Copyright Heavyweights 02/10/2004 06:56 AM
3G Feb 10 2004 9:46AM GMT

Linux heavyweights for LinuxWorld in SA

Linux heavyweights for LinuxWorld in SA 03/24/2005 02:20 PM
Tectonic Mar 24 2005 3:41PM GMT

Linux Heavyweights Turn a Corner

Linux Heavyweights Turn a Corner 11/06/2003 06:17 PM
Long-time Linux watchers say the real Holy Grail for most Linux companies isn't the death of Microsoft but salvation by buy out.

Macromedia Joins Java Heavyweights

Macromedia Joins Java Heavyweights 09/09/2002 12:33 PM
ColdFusion MX is Macromedia' own scripting language for IBM's WebSphere and Sun's Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application servers.

Tech, Studio Heavyweights Back New DRM
Scheme

Tech, Studio Heavyweights Back New DRM
Scheme 07/14/2004 04:46 AM
A new digital-rights-management scheme for next-generation content has won the backing of two major studios as well as some of the biggest names in technology.

Heavyweights Form Consortium to Fight
Latency

Heavyweights Form Consortium to Fight
Latency 06/03/2002 12:04 PM

Patent Suits Take Aim at Cable,
Satellite Heavyweights

Patent Suits Take Aim at Cable,
Satellite Heavyweights 06/15/2004 09:17 PM
Holding company Acacia Research says it owns fundamental patents on digital multimedia content transmission, and it wants giants such as Comcast and Charter Communications to pay licensing royalties for use of the patents.

Tech Heavyweights Line Up Behind Boucher
Bill

Tech Heavyweights Line Up Behind Boucher
Bill 06/22/2004 02:54 AM
Realizing that the entertainment industry has gone too far with their misuse of the DMCA, a number of big tech companies and organizations have teamed up to support Rick Boucher's revision of the DMCA designed to get rid of its most ridiculous parts. It's good to see the industry finally get together and make a concerted effort to fight back against Hollywood, pointing out that the DMCA is doing more damage to the economy than it's "protecting".

Tech, Hollywood heavyweights create
content coalition

Tech, Hollywood heavyweights create
content coalition 07/13/2004 06:43 PM
IBM, Intel Disney and others will work on rules for ensuring the security of content in home networks.

Tech Heavyweights Raise Millions For
Tsunami Victims

Tech Heavyweights Raise Millions For
Tsunami Victims 01/01/2005 10:30 AM
Information Week Jan 1 2005 2:17PM GMT

Tech Heavyweights Raise Millions For
Tsunami Relief

Tech Heavyweights Raise Millions For
Tsunami Relief 12/31/2004 10:24 AM
TechWeb Dec 31 2004 2:19PM GMT

Tech and Hollywood heavyweights create
content coalition

Tech and Hollywood heavyweights create
content coalition 07/14/2004 10:00 AM
From John Borland at CNET:

Several high-profile technology companies and movie studios are expected to announce Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to ensure that high-definition video and other content cannot be pirated in home networks.

Sources familiar with the group's formation said the initial members include IBM, Intel, Sony, Microsoft, Warner Bros., Disney and Panasonic. The announcement is scheduled to be made at the cross-industry Content Protection Technology Working Group (CPTWG) meeting in Los Angeles, although last-minute membership changes could occur before then.

The alliance marks the culmination of years of tentative and often suspicious contact between the high-tech industry and Hollywood. It will be aimed at developing specifications to protect copyrighted content such as movies inside home networks. If the group is successful, a consumer might be able to download a high-definition movie, store it on a PC, watch it on a television and transfer it to a mobile device to watch while traveling.

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Hackers Choosing Mac

Hackers Choosing Mac 03/29/2005 08:00 PM

The term “hackers” can conjure images of teenager misfits, breaking into your credit card account in order to get into porn sites on the web. But these days when you talk about hackers your talking about those programmers that can make software sing. They take open source code and turn it into main-stream applications.

So what are hackers using for their “weapon of choice”? Well according to Tim O’Reilly from O’Reilly Books, andPaul Graham, author and programmer, it’s the Mac OSX. Why you may ask? Well according to Paul Graham in his essay “Return of the Mac”.

All the best hackers I know are gradually switching to Macs. My friend Robert said his whole research group at MIT recently bought themselves Powerbooks. These guys are not the graphic designers and grandmas who were buying Macs at Apple's low point in the mid 1990s. They're about as hardcore OS hackers as you can get.
The reason, of course, is OS X. Powerbooks are beautifully designed and run FreeBSD. What more do you need to know? For most of us, it's not a switch to Apple, but a return. Hard as this was to believe in the mid 90s, the Mac was in its time the canonical hacker's computer.

Top Tip: Need help choosing a case!

Top Tip: Need help choosing a case! 12/27/2004 01:06 PM
I can't make up my mind with which parts to use for my 64 bit rig, so now i need help choosing a case. I was going to go with a Koolance watercooled one, but decided that it was going to be too much work (the watercooling).

The 1966 film “The Battle of Algiers"
Tells Us a Lot About the Battle for Iraq
12/21

The 1966 film “The Battle of Algiers"
Tells Us a Lot About the Battle for Iraq
12/21 12/21/2003 07:18 AM
Philip Gourevitch, writing in the New Yorker .. Winning and losing

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Choosing the right keywords for maximum
ROI

Choosing the right keywords for maximum
ROI 05/31/2004 07:02 PM
Li'l Engine-7 hours ago ... Using Overture, Google’s AdWords or any other similar PPC program, marketers can easily delete keywords that don’t produce the desired results, add new ...

Choosing an Online Broker

Choosing an Online Broker 05/14/2004 04:50 AM
Business Week May 14 2004 9:06AM GMT

Look Before You Leap - What to Look For
and Look Out For When Choosing an
SEO/SEM Firm

Look Before You Leap - What to Look For
and Look Out For When Choosing an
SEO/SEM Firm 09/01/2004 05:21 PM
Source: Search Engine Guide - As a company looking to hire a SEO firm to improve your web site visibility in the search engines, as well as increase traffic and conversions, what positives do you look for? What negatives do...

Choosing and Protecting Passwords

Choosing and Protecting Passwords 02/12/2004 03:31 PM

Choosing NTFS Or FAT For SQL Server

Choosing NTFS Or FAT For SQL Server 06/10/2004 01:13 AM

choosing colours for web pages

choosing colours for web pages 04/11/2004 02:30 PM
"Whether it is an impressionist masterpiece, or just wallpaper, if you take the colour juxtapositions and their proportions from nature, you won't go far wrong." Choosing colours for web pages.

Choosing the Optimal Case for Your Needs

Choosing the Optimal Case for Your Needs 05/28/2004 09:26 PM
Internet.com May 29 2004 1:35AM GMT

Choosing big, flat TV isn't easy

Choosing big, flat TV isn't easy 12/18/2003 06:55 AM
USA Today Dec 18 2003 6:18AM ET

Choosing Memory for an Upgrade

Choosing Memory for an Upgrade 04/13/2005 10:22 PM
I need to add memory to my computer, but am confused by all the numbers and labels, and I worry that if I get the wrong kind, it won't work. How can I tell which type to buy?

Be careful when choosing a domain name

Be careful when choosing a domain name 04/23/2004 10:59 AM
Let say you spend thousands of dollars developing a site and getting ready to launch and when you do your...

Is is possible to see both sides?

Is is possible to see both sides? 12/19/2003 11:36 AM
Is is possible to see both sides? Should we all try to see both sides of an issue before making a decision? Perhaps the National Center for Policy Analysis would be a good place to start. There are sections for Global Warming, Social Security, Environment and Federal Spending, just to name a few. In many cases the opposing viewpoints are written by the lawmakers themselves. There is even a section titled Debate Central, in case you like that kind of thing.

Seeing Both Sides

Seeing Both Sides 12/15/2002 03:28 AM
We take it for granted that many hi-tech workers (often software engineers) have a very hard time seeing their work from a business point of view. To many, it's just technology. They're building software, not business tools. Creating hacks rather...

Both Sides Now

Both Sides Now 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
Shark Tank: User complains to this IT pilot fish that a networked printer has stopped printing double-sided. But another user insists she can print double-sided pages without a problem.

In Oregon, Choosing Death Over Suffering

In Oregon, Choosing Death Over Suffering 05/31/2004 05:31 PM
Since Oregon began allowing adults with terminal diseases who are likely to die within six months to obtain lethal doses of drugs, surprises have been many.

Antivirus Software: Choosing the Top
Picks

Antivirus Software: Choosing the Top
Picks 06/20/2004 11:11 AM

Pupils choosing unhealthy diets

Pupils choosing unhealthy diets 07/12/2004 07:24 PM
Primary schools are failing to give children consistent messages about healthy eating, inspectors warn.
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