Archive for 'Digital Lunacy' Category
More linking nonsense
29 September 2007I’ve found another bunch of idiots who seem to think that linking to their pages on anything other than their terms is something they have control over.
I wonder if they were as useless for all of their clients as they were for this one.
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9 May 2007I’m just wondering if I’ll get a call from the lawyers because of this.
In case anyone isn’t aware of the significance of these numbers and letters, this is the infamous AACS key which sparked a huge storm at Digg.
Stupid Ts&Cs
26 January 2007There’s a page on this website which says that “You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Marshalls plc’s prior written consent.”. That’s stupid enough in itself (after all, I’ve just broken it, and there’s nothing they can do to stop me. But what’s even more dumb is […]
Why digital music is still overpriced
5 May 2006If you buy music from iTunes, it currently costs 99c a track in the US or 79p a track in the UK. Is this reasonable? I think not. Here’s why…
According to a report on the Harvard university website, a typical breakdown of costs for a retail music CD sold in the US is:
Retailer: 35%
Distributor: 9%
Record […]
They STILL don’t get it!
4 April 2006According to a BBC news report, the music industry has (yet again) launched a “legal onslaught” against file-sharers. In one sense, I can understand why - a report by research firm XTN suggests that unauthorised downloading has increased by 3% to 28% of Internet users since last September. So we’re buying a lot more commercial downloads, but […]
Don’t be silly
27 March 2006Apparently, this link is a breach of copyright. See here for an explanation of why.