30 April 2007
Against DRM, Tell Warner Music Says DefectivebyDesign.org
DefectivebyDesign.org is once again calling for support to help stop DRM in music.
Last time it was to sign a petition to be sent to Steve Jobs asking him to follow through on his pledge to bring DRM free music through iTunes. That led to the deal with EMI and announcements from other online music stores and more recently the announcement that Universal may open some of their catalog.
Warner Music doesn't seem to see the same way as the other labels and still refuses to participate in such DRM free music and even considered a takeover of EMI to stop them distributing DRM free music. The have also recently filed lawsuit against AnywhereCD.com to stop them from distributing MP3 files with the purchase of a CD.
DefectivebyDesign.org is calling on people now to call the people in Warner's New York office to express their opinions about DRM. They provide a list of people who you may consider calling which is replicated below.
Laird Popkin, Director of Digital Technology
Alex Zubilaga, Executive Vice President for Digital Strategy and Business Development
Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
PR Department Execs:
Will Tanous
Susan Mazo
Amanda Collins
Along with contact information, each link provides a place to report on the result of the calls.
Last time it was to sign a petition to be sent to Steve Jobs asking him to follow through on his pledge to bring DRM free music through iTunes. That led to the deal with EMI and announcements from other online music stores and more recently the announcement that Universal may open some of their catalog.
Warner Music doesn't seem to see the same way as the other labels and still refuses to participate in such DRM free music and even considered a takeover of EMI to stop them distributing DRM free music. The have also recently filed lawsuit against AnywhereCD.com to stop them from distributing MP3 files with the purchase of a CD.
DefectivebyDesign.org is calling on people now to call the people in Warner's New York office to express their opinions about DRM. They provide a list of people who you may consider calling which is replicated below.
Laird Popkin, Director of Digital Technology
Alex Zubilaga, Executive Vice President for Digital Strategy and Business Development
Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
PR Department Execs:
Will Tanous
Susan Mazo
Amanda Collins
Along with contact information, each link provides a place to report on the result of the calls.
Labels: drm
25 April 2007
Offline Version of Wikipedia
WikipediaOnDVD through the help of the wikipedia community has released a DVD containing about 2000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The articles have all been reviewed for quality and importance and include topics about geography, the arts, literature, science, history and natural sciences. This is version 0.5 and later versions are expected to include articles in other languages as well as a larger collection of articles.
The CD is compatable with Windows 98+, OS X running on the Intel-based Mac and Linux also running an x86 and can be purchased for 13.99 USD or downloaded free.
The resource is intended to be used by people without Internet connections, but I would consider it more of a preview for those people as with only 2000 articles it is very limited.
The CD is compatable with Windows 98+, OS X running on the Intel-based Mac and Linux also running an x86 and can be purchased for 13.99 USD or downloaded free.
The resource is intended to be used by people without Internet connections, but I would consider it more of a preview for those people as with only 2000 articles it is very limited.
