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Sunday, August 18, 2002 |
DRM Wars
I am truly, truly sick of the record industry's assault on digital media. This article, found on Yahoo, tells how the record labels are taking on US-based ISPs because they provide consumers access to a China-based P2P site that contains unauthorized, unlicensed music. While I'm sympathetic to the rights of content owners and creators (music artists, writers, etc.), how can this be productive? What's next - the Christian right suing ISPs for allowing US citizens to access content they find objectionable? The media industry needs to wake up and come up with a protection solution that is inherent in the media itself - a form of digital watermark. Suing access providers is asinine.
1:40:05 PM 
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Not Optional
Going to the show tonight reminds me that The Boss is on tour. In fact, he's playing out here on the Left Coast for the coming week, starting in Las Vegas tonight. Here's the schedule - one way or another, you gotta go.
1:23:35 PM
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Better Living Through Firmware
Have finally decided on two key tech toys for the home A/V system. Am buying a Tivo 2 and a new A/V receiver, the Denon 2802. Shopped/compared forever for the receiver, and I'm pretty convinced the 2802 is a winner. Can't wait to hear movies in Dolby ProLogic 2, not the pseudo-surround I've had so far. And the Tivo is all about not watching commercials. Without commercials, I can see my favorite evening shows whenever it's convenient for me, in about 2/3 the time. Not to mention being able to see a college basketball game in half the time.
1:10:41 PM
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Eponymous Concert
Yesterday I learned that John Mayer, he who supplied the inspiration for this blog's name, is performing in San Diego tonight. After considering it for about a nanosecond, I called my friendly ticket scalper and acquired four great seats at a ridiculous price (about 3x face value). But that's what scalpers are for - people like me who wait till the last minute and decide to go, and who also want the good seats. So we're going, in 4th row seats. Not all the reviews are positive, but I still expect the show to be great.
12:40:33 PM
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© Copyright 2002 Jeff Nichols.
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