DVD cartel backs off, EFF wins, DVD keys aren't "secret"

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Bush Campaign Backs Down to Copyright
Cartel

Bush Campaign Backs Down to Copyright
Cartel 02/13/2004 01:25 PM

InternetNews.com: NBC Nixes Bush-Cheney Online Video Clip . Using footage from President Bush's Sunday interview with Tim Russert on Meet the Press, the Bush-Cheney campaign sent six million e-mails Tuesday afternoon inviting readers to click on a link to hear the president speak on "Responsibility." After NBC objected to use of its footage in the promotion, the campaign disconnected the link.

Under the fair use doctrine, the campaign had a right to use this footage, which was 30 seconds long (about 100 words). And the campaign was craven to back down to the network's absurd demand. So the copyright cartel strikes again -- in the most arrogant way. (Thanks to Mike Masnick for the pointer.)

PGP secret keys (was Re: Dell BIOS DoS)

PGP secret keys (was Re: Dell BIOS DoS) 12/12/2003 01:57 PM
Matthew Wakeling (Dec 11 2003)

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securty key? What is a transponder? You
can get duplicate high security keys in
stock in most cases and not be at the
mercy of a dealer. Most all models of
car keys are available, drop us an email
keys@lockexam.com

Auto Security, Do you have a high
securty key? What is a transponder? You
can get duplicate high security keys in
stock in most cases and not be at the
mercy of a dealer. Most all models of
car keys are available, drop us an email
keys@lockexam.com 09/23/2004 02:41 AM
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E.J. Dionne: Have You No Sense of
Decency, Sir? Of Course Not, This is the
Bush Cartel. Being Decent Gets You in
TROUBLE with the Bush Cartel, Whose
Natural Home is the Gutter. 4/27

E.J. Dionne: Have You No Sense of
Decency, Sir? Of Course Not, This is the
Bush Cartel. Being Decent Gets You in
TROUBLE with the Bush Cartel, Whose
Natural Home is the Gutter. 4/27 04/28/2004 05:51 AM
Tempest

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Must Read, Very Long NYT Article,
Unusally Candid Piece About Bush Cartel
Ineptness, Arrogance and Spin: The Bush
Cartel Neo-Con Blueprint for Disaster in
Iraq. Crimes Against Our Soldiers and
Our Nation. 11/1

Must Read, Very Long NYT Article,
Unusally Candid Piece About Bush Cartel
Ineptness, Arrogance and Spin: The Bush
Cartel Neo-Con Blueprint for Disaster in
Iraq. Crimes Against Our Soldiers and
Our Nation. 11/1 11/02/2003 07:35 AM
everyone's weekend reading list

nytimes.com/2003/11/02/magazine/02IRAQ.html
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A secret that stayed secret in the place
where no one can keep a secret

A secret that stayed secret in the place
where no one can keep a secret 02/07/2005 01:37 AM
We may soon know the identity of Deep Throat. It seems that Bob Woodward has penned the obituary of the elusive Deep Throat. There have been no lack of theories for who might actually be Deep Throat. And of course, any political conspiracy theory secret wouldn't be any fun without tying it back to Bush somehow.

DVD Cartel Gives Up Lost Cause

DVD Cartel Gives Up Lost Cause 01/22/2004 05:08 PM
The Electronic Frontier Foundation rep orts that the DVD consortium has abandoned the argument that its widely disseminated scrambling software, which prevents people from playing DVDs on non-authorized devices and operating systems, is a trade secret.

What The Cartel Thinks

What The Cartel Thinks 04/19/2005 04:08 AM

The fact that iTunes continues to dominate just might be a clue that Steve Jobs' onto something. By Alan Wexelblat, Corante

the economist on death of the diamond
cartel

the economist on death of the diamond
cartel 07/22/2004 04:45 PM
one can only hope

How Copyright Cartel is Killing Privacy

How Copyright Cartel is Killing Privacy 05/02/2004 02:02 PM
To understand the dangerous confluence of privacy and "digital rights management" that copyright holders use to keep control over what...

Mobile giants deny cartel slur

Mobile giants deny cartel slur 04/22/2004 09:06 AM
Putting pressure on vendors? Us?

Feds defend secret law with secret brief

Feds defend secret law with secret brief 09/21/2004 06:23 AM
Cory Doctorow: Bill sez, "The Justice Department continues to demand the right to file a secret brief in Gilmore vs. Ashcroft, a case that involves secret law. In response to a September 10th ruling by the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals that rejected DOJ's attempt to file their arguments in secret, the DOJ filed a motion asking the Court to reconsider its decision." Link (Thanks, Bill!)

Now the Bush Cartel is Imagining It Has
Allies, But Can't Name Them, Maureen
Dowd 3/12

Now the Bush Cartel is Imagining It Has
Allies, But Can't Name Them, Maureen
Dowd 3/12 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
how foolish our "go it alone" policy is .. wearing her schoolgirl outfit again .. imaginary friends .. I Vant to Be Alone .. NY Times .. column .. op-ed .. more

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Copyright Cartel Buying Another Federal
Anti-Infringement Law

Copyright Cartel Buying Another Federal
Anti-Infringement Law 05/27/2004 07:58 AM

Since law enforcement has nothing better to do, and since the victims of copyright infringement -- Hollywood studios and the music companies -- are obviously so strapped financially, Congress may soon order the Justice Department to use resources tracking file sharers and filing lawsuits against them. (Yes, I'm being sarcastic.) As Declan McCullagh reports, legislation known as the "Pirate Act" is moving with light speed through Washington -- getting not even a hearing in committee before being sent to the full Senate. Sadly, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, who should know better, is part of this travesty; but he's running for reelection in a state where he couldn't lose if he tried, and apparently needs more money from Hollywood. Oh, and once the government files suit -- with huge penalties -- the copyright cartel companies will still be able to file their own suits. Nothing like piling on. I'm not endorsing rampant infringement for profit, the kind of activity that truly fits the term "piracy," such as the stamping out thousands of CDs or DVDs in Malaysian and Chinese factories that deserves to be stamped out, harshly. I'm not endorsing petty infringement, either, such as downloading songs you would otherwise have bought in a store. But this kind of legislation, turning the full force of the government against penny ante infringers, is far over the top. In times like these, when there are real criminals out there, it's insane.

E.J. Dionne: Why the Bush Cartel Fears
the Choice of Edwards as V.P

E.J. Dionne: Why the Bush Cartel Fears
the Choice of Edwards as V.P 07/08/2004 07:16 AM
than Bush had running for President .. column

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Copyright Cartel Versus Fair Use, Part
MMMCCXVII

Copyright Cartel Versus Fair Use, Part
MMMCCXVII 05/11/2004 09:12 AM

Fox News: Recordable DVDs New Target of Hollywood. One former lawmaker said he didn't realize that the DMCA would restrict digital-content copying to the extent that it has. "I, like most members of Congress, had no idea that what would be deemed to be fair use for books, CDs, and TV programs is not the case for DVDs — and nobody intended that the people that would enable you to make a single copy of a DVD should be held criminally liable and go to jail and that's insane," Bob Livingston (search), former U.S. Republican representative from Louisiana and House Appropriations Committee chairman, told Foxnews.com.

Insane, but it's the law Livingston and his colleagues passed. Now a few brave members of Congress, led by Virginia's Rick Boucher, are trying to redress the wrong they did in the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. They've introduced something called the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (description of bill), a bill that has no chance of passing at the moment but is worthwhile nonetheless. The fact of the bill (PDF of full text), and a hearing on Wednesday, provides evidence that the long-needed pushback against the cartel is beginning to get some traction. But they're up against an entertainment industry that has just about bought and paid for the Draconian laws now in place. The cartel is drumming up support for its inflexible position, and you need to make your own views known. The EFF has som e good suggestions. (If you email or fax a letter, I strongly urge you to write it in your own words, rather than just copying the EFF's language, because Congress is now well attuned to discount rafts of identical letters. Individual letters get much more attention than the cut-and-paste stuff.) It's good to see former lawmakers like Livingston talking about how they were snookered by the cartel, meanwhile. It won't make enough of a difference to modify the terrible DMCA in any big way, not yet. but it helps.

Paul Krugman: The Bush Cartel and Class
Warfare 6/1

Paul Krugman: The Bush Cartel and Class
Warfare 6/1 06/01/2004 12:06 PM
Dooh Nibor Economics .. this Krugman column

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Phone DRM cartel lowers fees from
outrageous to merely ridiculous

Phone DRM cartel lowers fees from
outrageous to merely ridiculous 04/13/2005 05:46 PM
Cory Doctorow: Last month, I blogged about the deceptively named Open Mobile Alliance that provides DRM for music/movies on cellphones. The OMA licensing cost was $1 per handset, which means that buying OMA for all of last year's phones would have cost $684 million -- more than the total market for digital music.

The OMA has responded by generously cutting that licensing fee to $0.65/handset, which brings the cost of outfitting all the phones sold this year in line with the approximate market for digital music. Yeah, that'll work. Link (Thanks, Joe!)

Conservatives Dispute Bush Cartel Budget
Figures 12/26

Conservatives Dispute Bush Cartel Budget
Figures 12/26 12/26/2003 11:36 PM
The GOP is lying about the budget numbers .. Politicians are arguing

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Mexico Nabs Suspected Tijuana Drug
Cartel Chiefs

Mexico Nabs Suspected Tijuana Drug
Cartel Chiefs 06/05/2004 01:06 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 5 2004 4:40AM GMT

Bush Cartel War Crimes Update: Paul
Krugman, Just Trust Us 5/11

Bush Cartel War Crimes Update: Paul
Krugman, Just Trust Us 5/11 05/12/2004 02:48 AM
abdicating their responsibility .. This is exactly correct .. The slump is over .. writes

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As Iraq Handover Nears, Bush Cartel
Mistakes Loom Large. Duh! 6/20

As Iraq Handover Nears, Bush Cartel
Mistakes Loom Large. Duh! 6/20 06/20/2004 06:44 AM
"F.U.B.A.R."

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Family of Beheaded Hostage Blame Bush
and HIS Anti-Democracy Cartel for
Circumstances Leading to Son's Beheading

Family of Beheaded Hostage Blame Bush
and HIS Anti-Democracy Cartel for
Circumstances Leading to Son's Beheading 05/12/2004 05:26 AM
Pa. family angry with American government over son's brutal death .. avenge the abuse of Iraqi prisoners .. pre-beheading details

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Bush Cartel Shifts Position on Fallujah.
Some Sane Person Actually Had a Modicum
Impact on the Fanatics Running the White
House. 4/26

Bush Cartel Shifts Position on Fallujah.
Some Sane Person Actually Had a Modicum
Impact on the Fanatics Running the White
House. 4/26 04/26/2004 06:50 PM
Afternoon Update

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Active Keys v2.02

Active Keys v2.02 12/17/2003 08:28 PM
Active Keys is a tool to create and manage keyboard shortcuts. You can make hot keys to control CD Audio, Winamp, sound volume, minimizing/maximizing windows, opening web documents, folders, documents, sending emails, starting applications and more. [Shareware $20.00 781 KB]

I've Locked My Keys In The Car

I've Locked My Keys In The Car 02/10/2004 02:43 AM
Have you set-up an OS X password or Open Firmware password on a now out-of-use computer? Have you found some reason to go back to it, but now realize that you've been locked out because you can't remember what password you've used? Here's a quick round-up of two useful solutions.

Like Pixels? Check out MacDesign

Membership Keys

Membership Keys 07/14/2004 09:54 AM

DF members can now have their membership keys re-sent if they’ve been lost/forgotten, of if they never saw them in the first place.

USB keys get better security

USB keys get better security 04/30/2004 06:29 AM
vnunet.com Apr 30 2004 10:35AM GMT

The Keys To Happiness

The Keys To Happiness 09/15/2004 07:49 AM
Microsoft's wireless ergonomic keyboard gives those weary fingers a rest, while Logitech builds a better mouse using laser beams. By Peter Lewis, Fortune (via MyAppleMenu)

How to Create Hot Keys

How to Create Hot Keys 09/05/2004 02:12 AM
G4 Tech TV Sep 5 2004 5:20AM GMT

Recognition keys access

Recognition keys access 06/06/2004 07:16 PM

Ask MacSlash: Remapping Keys

Ask MacSlash: Remapping Keys 07/07/2004 10:57 AM

Dive for Keys Nearly Kills Mo. Man (AP)

Dive for Keys Nearly Kills Mo. Man (AP) 06/02/2004 05:11 PM
AP - A man who nearly drowned when using a garden hose to breathe while he tried to retrieve his keys from a lake will make other attempt — this time with a trained diver — on Thursday.

Domain Keys Explained

Domain Keys Explained 05/18/2004 09:08 PM

Via Jeremy Zawodny,, Yahoo's Anti-Spam Resource Center have published an explanation of their proposed Domain Keys spam fighting technique. At first glance it looks very promising. There's no centralised authority, no requirements for changes to existing protocols and the central concept is extremely easy to understand. Essentially, mail servers generate a public/private key pair and sign outgoing messages with the private key, while publishing the public key as part of their DNS record. Because only they can publish to their public key in this way the signature can be used to confirm that the sender of the email has not been spoofed. The presence or lack of a signature can be used as part of the process of identifying spam.

The FAQ covers all the bases I could think of, and explains how Domain Keys can help fight phishing attacks as well.

Man Keeps Getting Calls for Alicia Keys
(AP)

Man Keeps Getting Calls for Alicia Keys
(AP) 08/10/2004 04:11 PM
AP - Fans of Alicia Keys keep calling her number, but only J.D. Turner picks up the phone. Turner had the unfortunate luck of having the same phone number that Keys references in her love song, "Diary," which is currently at No. 3 on the Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop singles chart.

Changing F-Keys For Quark 6.5

Changing F-Keys For Quark 6.5 04/06/2005 09:04 AM

Sidebar: Keys to Compliance

Sidebar: Keys to Compliance 07/05/2004 04:14 PM
Seven keys to an effective compliance program.

Intelligent keys aren't dumb

Intelligent keys aren't dumb 06/18/2002 11:24 PM
CNET Jun 18 2002 11:09PM ET

The case of the missing keys

The case of the missing keys 02/18/2004 08:09 AM
Adriaan Tijsseling: The uniqueness of this situation is that one guy in SF is without car keys, and it takes IRC and IM via Japan to make the connections that will lead Jonas to his treasure. Unreal.
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