Tag: DRM
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RIP Minidisc
Sony finally calls it a day on Minidisc. Although pretty much all of the Radio Clash podcasts from 2006-2010 were recorded on Hi-MD minidisc (a RH910) and had several earlier MD recorders (a blue MZ-R91 a Sharp in the late 90s), I’m not surprised. The original nor relaunched formats never took off in the mass…
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Print yourself a Disney future
Didn’t know Disney did this sort of R&D but it’s amazing what can be done today, and what will be tomorrow. The first thought comes to mind: won’t the old world of patents and IPR be out of the window when you literally can print yourself a lamp, phone or a toy? We’ve seen what…
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DRM Bombscare – new DJNoNo mashup & Germany
Ooh, still recovering from Germany, was a blast and great to see some great sets. Me? I was forced to play this as my set-ender under death threats from the inimitable DJNoNo; he can be very persuasive you know, that’s when you understand what he’s saying. Anyway this is Sound of Music getting the rave…
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Another instance of Big Brother CD DRM & Disable your Autorun NOW!
Following the shameful Sony rootkit debacle looks like otehr companies haven’t learned it’s PR lesson. From Ars Technica via greatbearmd’s blog that now the new Coldplay CD X&Y has DRM automatically installed in some countries such as India and a long legal message saying how the CD won’t work in the majority of CD burners,…