Copyright
Copy Protected General Assembly Transcripts?
Here you can access transcripts of the Illinois House and Senate floor debates going back to 1997 1971 (change noted here). The transcripts are in PDF format. On occasion I include an excerpt from a transcript in my work. But I can’t copy and paste from the PDFs because they are set to prohibit copying. [...]
Jobs Says Apple Supports DRM-Free World
Wired reports on Steve Jobs’ Open Letter where he announces Apple supports a DRM-free music distribution model. Many, including Bill Gates, have stated that DRM does not stop piracy. And some have argued that Apple benefits from DRM because it locks users into only using iPods and iTune. Jobs acknowledged “DRMs haven’t worked, and may [...]
The Sealand Fantasy
A number of sites reported [Gizmodo, Slashdot, Glading, Techbuzz, Wired, Ars Technica] Pirate Bay’s announcement that it wants to buy its own island nation to avoid those pesky copyright laws. Pirate Bay started a donation drive to purchase the man-made island called Sealand. Ars Technica‘s article provides the most detailed coverage of the situation. The [...]