Archive for July, 2004

Proprietary Hardware and DRM Threats from Apple

Thursday, July 29th, 2004

RealNetworks recently announced that their new RealPlayer with Harmony Technology would allow users to “Get your music anywhere. Transfer to any portable device” including Apple’s iPod. That sounds great for users, huh? Well, Apple doesn’t think so.
Apple’s so irked by the idea that users might have the freedom to buy music from someone other than [...]

How to use p2p to Share Verifiable Government Documents

Wednesday, July 21st, 2004

Thad Anderson of outragedmoderates.org is outraged at how the Bush Administration is trashing true American values. He’s set up his site to share government documents that reveal the misdeeds of the current American regime.
He also is providing the documents through peer-to-peer (p2p) networks more famously known for sharing music files. Ernest Miller, who is [...]

Patriot Act Provision Defeated, Then Undefeated

Friday, July 9th, 2004

This story from the Boston Globe reports on the tactics used by the Bush administration to pressure House Republicans to change their votes, once it was clear that they were ready to restore your privacy in public libraries by amending one of the most offensive provisions of the misnamed PATRIOT Act.
The amendment seemed to pass, [...]