Friday, October 25, 2002

Band Can't Sell Own Music on EBay. People auction everything from stereo equipment to World Series tickets to used software on eBay. Why, then, did an indie musician who tried to hawk his own band's CD get fingered by the site as a copyright violator? By Brad King. [Wired News] 4:46:30 AM

Cool New Screen Saver: The built-in screen saver in Jaguar (now called Screen Effects) includes a new default effect called Flurry. Flurry was one of the most popular screen saver downloads for 10.1 so we were thrilled to be able to include it and make it the default in 10.2. [Ken Bereskin's Radio Weblog] 4:45:36 AM

Letter: Free Software Hurts U.S.. Yes, the geniuses in congress have again decided that they need to "help" us run the tech industry. Separate missives penned by a handful of congressmen apparently attack the software license that governs Linux -- and one calls for its explicit rejection in the U.S. cybersecurity plan. But authors of the second note say they're misunderstood. By Robert McMillan.  Have these people ever read the Constitution?  Did it mention free software anywhere in there?  Maybe they should read it twice. [Wired News] 3:00:03 AM

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