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Music Blogs “Need to be Regulated to Stop Piracy”
Association of Independent Music (AIM) head also wants ISPs to be pressured into helping fight illegal file-sharing. Alison Wenham, chairman of the Association of Independent Music (AIM), is criticizing music blogs for linking to copyrighted material and thinks legislation is needed to discourage the practice. “The fundamentals of copyright are pretty well breached by the ability to move material around seamlessly and undetectably,” says Wenham.
Continue reading »Are traffic shaping poll results valid?
Does a recent Harris-Decima poll on net neutrality have any credibility? Most Canadians support the idea of traffic management — as long as all users are treated fairly, the survey suggests, says the Winnipeg Free Press . If they’re OK with traffic throttling, the less corporate-friendly term for the practice, it stands to reason they must, then, be well-informed on what it is, how it works, who’s affected by it, and so on.
Continue reading »China outlaws virtual currency for real-world items
In a world of increasingly virtual human interactions, the idea of money is becoming more fluid than authorities find comfortable. China has officially outlawed the practice of exchanging virtual currency for real goods , and minors are no longer able to buy the virtual cash. These rules will help the government control trade in China, but they could also impact the huge gold-farming industry that exists in the country.
Continue reading »China bans virtual cash
‘Virtual’ money isn’t really virtual. A lot of people make a lot of real cash out of it. And that’s why the news China has decided pretend money can no longer be exchanged for real goods and services is significant.
Continue reading »Police can’t track your car with GPS—or can they?
Are police allowed stick a GPS on your car and track you without your knowledge? It depends on who you ask. Two courts have recently ruled in opposite directions on this issue, with one stating that such an activity does not count as unreasonable search and seizure while the other stating that it does.
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