I wanted to pass along this insightful article from Bill Thompson of the BBC on How to right the copyright wrongs. Here’s an excellent quote: (more…)
Archive for the ‘Diversions’ Category
BBC Commentary on DRM
Sunday, March 19th, 2006Boycott Message Spreads Down Under
Thursday, March 9th, 2006Today the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in Australia both ran an article about the forthcoming high definition DVDs and covered my call for a boycott. Have a look: Battlelines Drawn Over Next Gen DVDs.
Thanks to those generous Aussies who visited the site and donated a few dollars to keep the boycott ad campaign going!
Ruminations…I Like That
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
When I was looking at AW Stats this morning, I noticed that my little editorial about Apple’s announcements (below) had gotten quite a bit of exposure overnight. Clicking around to see what others had to say, I found myself feeling some regret for what I had written.
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Something Happening Here – What it is Ain’t Exactly Clear
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
The more I think about Apple’s announcements today the more I get this odd feeling that something has changed in Cupertino. Something is not right. Where’s the ‘fire’ that used to be obvious in every new Apple product? Attempting to make a big deal out of such trivial products and product changes is just plain weird.
It makes me wonder if Mr Jobs has become disengaged lately, or shifted his focus too far towards making deals with content companies and artists. Or perhaps everyone on Infinite Loop is drained from the effort of switching over to Intel chips. (more…)
