Sunday, August 18, 2002

DRM Wars I am truly, truly sick of the record industry's assault on digital media. This article, found on Yahoo, tells how the record labels are taking on US-based ISPs because they provide consumers access to a China-based P2P site that contains unauthorized, unlicensed music. While I'm sympathetic to the rights of content owners and creators (music artists, writers, etc.), how can this be productive? What's next - the Christian right suing ISPs for allowing US citizens to access content they find objectionable? The media industry needs to wake up and come up with a protection solution that is inherent in the media itself - a form of digital watermark. Suing access providers is asinine. 1:40:05 PM

Better Living Through Firmware Have finally decided on two key tech toys for the home A/V system. Am buying a Tivo 2 and a new A/V receiver, the Denon 2802. Shopped/compared forever for the receiver, and I'm pretty convinced the 2802 is a winner. Can't wait to hear movies in Dolby ProLogic 2, not the pseudo-surround I've had so far. And the Tivo is all about not watching commercials. Without commercials, I can see my favorite evening shows whenever it's convenient for me, in about 2/3 the time. Not to mention being able to see a college basketball game in half the time. 1:10:41 PM

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