Thursday, November 21, 2002

Using the DMCA to copyright freaking *sale pricing*. Wal-Mart and other retailers are upset that various websites have posted leaked info about their upcoming Black Friday sales. They've decided -- conveniently enough -- that this is a copyright violation, and they're using the freaking DMCA to shut it down. That whacky DMCA, it's the goddamned MacGuyver/Leatherman of copyright laws -- endlessly versatile, endlessly adaptable, slices, dices and makes Julienne civil liberties.

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BMW Design Chief Sees Art on Wheels; Some Just See Ugly. BMW's first non-German design chief is trying to make the yuppie dream car as idiosyncratic as it once was predictable. And a lot of longtime BMW lovers hate him for it. By Danny Hakim. I have mixed feelings about the new Z4, but I think I like it. I admire his willingness to take BMW into new directions just as their lineup is becoming incredibly ubiquitous, but I just hope they don't end up making another PT Cruiser. [New York Times: Technology]
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The Camera Phone: A Case of Convergence Run Amok?. Gadget convergence reaches a new level when the camera meets the phone. By Matt Richtel and Katie Hafner. I personally think this will sell. Bluetooth-enable it and I'll be more likely to buy it, because then I can upload the pictures to iPhoto and edit them in Photoshop before sharing them. But why not throw this into the Fossil watch, making a Palm-based, bluetooth-enabled cell phone PDA watch. Better yet, cram more RAM in there and make it play MP3s too. Sooner or later it'll be possible. [New York Times: Technology]
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Microsoft wants your cellphone. The software king has big plans for making the world of mobile phones safe for Windows. Can phone makers, and a little Norwegian company called Opera, stop the onslaught? Here we go again. It's the Web browser wars all over again, except that now Microsoft pretty much as a thumbs-up from the US government do do whatever it wants. [Salon.com]
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