Tag: freetards
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Freetards storm Westminster
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Andrew Orlowski
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Some words to go with some photos from the Open Rights Group demonstration at Parliament. Read more at The Register… Read More
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Music biz: get a cluestick from online games
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Andrew Orlowski
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An answer to the music industry’s woes slipped into the IFPI Annual Report last week, but its significance went unnoticed. Before I get to it, though, here’s a poser. “We screw the struggling artist, and pay the suit,” Nick Carr mused recently. Carr was examining a contradiction: information has never been less free, it’s…
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‘p2p is leagal its already bought its in the air’
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Andrew Orlowski
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The following letter was sent from a K12 school account in a southern US state. It illustrates the problems facing both paid legal download services, such as Apple’s iTunes Music Store and Napster, and the RIAA’s attempt to combat the illegal download services. We’ve protected their identity, for reasons which should become obvious. when will…