Prank or Pledge?
Posted by Jordan on March 13th, 2007No, this is nothing like truth or dare…
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Dumb Restriction Method
Posted by Jordan on February 3rd, 2006A recent blog entry over at the Baen’s Universe editor’s blog asks for some alternate definitions of DRM. I’ve posted my comments to the blog below:
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“Dumb Restriction Method”
Because it is.
Though I also really like “Don’t Read Me”.
Because I won’t. For many years I had compromised and would order books from ereader.com since their DRM [...]
Copyleft
Posted by Jordan on July 29th, 2003On an issue very near and dear to me, there’s a great article on copyright over yonder. My favorite quotes:
So “copying” is not “stealing” but can be “infringing.” That doesn’t have the same sound bite quality as Valente’s position. (_Jack Valenti is head of the MPAA_)
Of course, there is a good quote against [...]
Orrin Hatch is a big fucking idiot
Posted by John on June 18th, 2003I normally stay away from making such blanket statements about politicians, but this time I feel it’s totally justified. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is a big fucking idiot. Unlike his peers, the idiots that drive around in rice burners and still listen to Limp Bizkit, Orrin Hatch is the head of the Senate [...]
WIPO gets it right
Posted by John on June 12th, 2003(via mefi) The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is often the object of ridicule (by those who know that it exists, at least) and accusations that it simply panders to the demands of corporate interests. For the most part, this description seems spot-on. But not this time.
WIPO decided recently that aberzombie.com shouldn’t be [...]