::Thursday, January 25, 2007::
MUCH ADO ABOUT A FEW
.. I don't know about you but 25-32 million people, or roughly 18 percent of the US population found to have downloaded a movie illegally, is too much of a stretch compared to reality. Anyone who has attempted to download knows that it is not that easy technically, from issues regarding download speeds to where to download from in the first place. It takes time and effort, not to mention technical savvy, to be able to download a movie even from supposedly ubiquitous sources such as P2P software networks that are very hard to understand save for the truly geeky. If, indeed this is true, then I'm probably looking in the wrong places. Either they have miscounted repeat versus unique violators or this is all about carrying the cudgels for the movie industry by blowing out of proportion the threat to score policy points.
Labels: Issues, Media, Music, P2P, Technology
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::Friday, December 22, 2006::
THE WEEK-EST LINK: Links you might have missed.
Politics-related:
- Did the government break the law with regard to your privacy?
- Global Warming debate update: The bears may have stopped hibernating.
- China begins restricting exports to the US - of foreign adoptions that is.
Consumer Services:
- Don't know how to give? Let the business bureau guide you.
Technology:
- Cisco beats Apple to the punch regarding iPhone
Music:
- The week in music, the sales that matter.
Labels: Consumer services, Music, Politics, Technology, Weekend Review
::Saturday, November 25, 2006::
TIME-D OUT
.. Time's Top 100 Albums list joins a long line of infamous compilations that will satisfy some and annoy others. What was the criteria used by the editors? How can one equate relevance of an album across different time periods? Join the debate.
Labels: Entertainment, Music, Pop culture
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