May 14, 2006
Support EFF and stop illegal NSA spying
Recent news reports have revealed that AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth are violating the law and the privacy of millions of ordinary Americans by secretly giving the NSA information about your telephone calls without a court order. In January, EFF filed a lawsuit against AT&T for collaborating with the NSA. This case is the best way for us to uncover and shut down the government's secret spying program and to hold AT&T accountable. Stand up for your rights by supporting EFF and our case against AT&T. And please forward this message and spread the word to your friends and family members.
Join EFF today!
More info about the case: http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/att/
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* Qwest's Refusal of N.S.A. Query Is Explained
Update: More from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Log of War) (video)
Posted by Kevin Heller at 11:51 PM
April 27, 2006
Da Vinci Code Judgment
British Hon Mr Justice Peter Smith has put a code of his own into his ruling [pdf] in the case and will confirm it to whoever can decipher it. [via Merc & NYT]
Update: Solved!
Related: Judge raps opinion for Eminem
Posted by Kevin Heller at 08:43 AM
April 05, 2006
Headlines On Demand
* TiVo's Future May Hinge on Patent Case
* Netflix Claims Its Business Model Is Patented, Sues Blockbuster
Posted by Kevin Heller at 11:02 AM
March 06, 2006
YouTube is not Napster
Newsweek's Brad Stone supplies helpful information that further supports my thesis that YouTube is not Napster. [via waxy]
Previously: Consumption: Media and Culture
Posted by Kevin Heller at 11:58 AM
March 05, 2006
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Y'see, Theo, I'm Litigation Cosby!
Cosby's Lawyers See No Flattery in an Imitation
Posted by Kevin Heller at 09:22 PM
February 26, 2006
Consumption: Media and Culture
Following up on my Night Float post, I just can't stop thinking about how WRONG Jason Calacanis is about youtube. I've been on it for the past week and I am finding lots of user generated media. Unlike, Napster where more than 90% of the files were copyrighted by the music cartel, the majority of files seem to me to be user generated, although there are still copyrighted works, I doubt it is anywhere near the 90% mark.
I also disagree with his comment that: "It's a silly, little business that anyone could setup in a week." I for one couldn't because I can't afford the hosting costs, but more than that I'm not sure Jason could either. He posted on Feb 20 that he could "set it up in a weekend" and I still don't see the Weblogs, Inc version. I'm not surprised frankly, since he's not even willing to pay to host his own images sometimes.
Related: I will try to limit my film, tv and music posts to the weekend, but I can't guarantee it.
Posted by Kevin Heller at 05:32 PM