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Jan 17 22:55 UTC 2002 |
Lots of stuff today...
KaZaa has stopped offering their filesharing client for download at
http://www.kazaa.com. This does not appear to affect the operation of
clients already downloaded, though there are rumors that the KaZaa
company may be able to shut off its clients operating on the FastTrack
network. http://mp3newswire.net has more. Also Cnet at:
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8513895.html?tag=mn_hd
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Another Cnet story reports on an attempt to get everyone to agree
on a no-copy flag for the digitial TV bitstream. Theoretically this
flag is to be turned into a standard, and then into hardware, in time
for the Federal deadline for all TV to be broadcast digitally in
May. Um, right.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8516912.html?tag=mn_hd
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Finally, Slashdot publicizes and rips to shreds a website put up by
Universal Music Group to try to explain and justify their CD-copy-
prevention scheme. UMG CDs now contain a software license which appears
to forbid loaning the disc, and which certainly brings consumers under
crypto export controls. Slashdot's story and rude comments are at
http://slashdot.org/articles/02/01/17/1335204.shtml
Universal's own site is at http://www.musichelponline.com
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