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IIPA Demands Canada Be Put on 301 Priority Watch List
The IIPA (International Intellectual Property Alliance) is demanding that Canada be put on the Special 301 priority watchlist. Of course, as with how Canada ended up on the priority watchlist last year, the reasons given fall short of being credible enough to warrant being compared to places like China. It may be a big thorn in the side of major corporations who deal with copyright related matters.
Continue reading »Amazon spreads Kindleware to BlackBerries
But it can’t leave the country Amazon has released Kindleware for BlackBerry handhelds – though it’s only available to US users. At least for the moment.…
Continue reading »Broken Bells Give Away Track from Upcoming Album
Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins’ new band Broken Bells make “The High Road,” a song from their upcoming self-titled album, available as a free download. Danger Mouse of The Grey Album fame, among many other things, and The Shins’ James Mercer have teamed up to form a new band called Broken Bells . The forthcoming self-titled album isn’t due to be released until March 9th of next year, but fans can download a free copy of the track “The High Road” to enjoy until then.
Continue reading »Five sites resist Cuomo E-Stop command
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Friendster.com, Buzznet.com, eSpin.com, Habbo.com, and LiveJournal.com are in the bad books of New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo. They’ve so far ignored his orders to use the New York Electronic Securing and Targeting of Online Predators Act (E-Stop) to sort registered sex offenders. But AOL, Google, and Yahoo are toeing the line.
Continue reading »The Grinch II, starring Ruper Murdoch
If Rupert has his way, no one will be able to do anything online without first paying a fee. To him. Especially Gargle.
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