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 Thursday, July 24, 2003


The RIAA has begun naming names. [ExtremeTech]
11:03:00 PM    

A significant update on my discussion of the Pinpoint vs. Amazon case. We now know the specific four patents involved. I've posted notes on two of them.
3:44:19 PM    

"One-third of Germans under age 30 believe the U.S. government may have sponsored the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, according to a poll." [CNN]

How can the world possibly make any progress when it has to deal constantly with such incredible stupidity and irrational hostility? The fact that people can be like this is why democracy is a terrible idea (except, as has been frequently pointed out, in comparison to every other known possibility).
3:20:15 PM    


Delay Linux apps, look at Windows, Unix, says Gartner. [Register via Swaine]

The SCO lawsuit is having its effects.
12:49:07 PM    


More on BuyMusic.com from MacInTouch:
The fine print clearly states that you're only licensing the music, not purchasing it, and furthermore that the license is tied to the computer used for the transaction. If you replace your computer, you lose access to everything you've licensed and downloaded (though you'll still have any copies you burned to CD or transferred to a portable, assuming that the DRM on the songs you licensed allowed you to do that in the first place).
Go to MacInTouch today and search for "BuyMusic" in your browser for more info. There has been a lot of bad news about BuyMusic. Overall, it doesn't like like it's really ready totally own iTunes' possible Windows market share in advance.
12:13:36 PM    


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