HDTV in Canada: we just thought we were getting a nice TV…
We got a new TV, but you know that could only be the beginning of the story. And as always, Alex and I learn stuff so you don’t have to: It took about four minutes before we started asking whether it was in fact time to go from HDTV-ready to HDT-enabled. So...Who will save us from the record labels? Maybe a record label.
But it isn’t what you think.Nettwerk, the great Canadian label that represents Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne and the Barenaked Ladies, has taken sides in the Recording Industry Association of America’s war on users…. “The current actions of the RIAA are not in my artists’ best interests.”Nettwerk is paying the family’s legal bills, and has announced it will cover any fines the court ultimately levies.This is classy.
Schism in the open-source world: GPL vs. DRM
It’s been brewing for a while, but a fissure in the world of open-source software may be about to widen dramatically.At issue: digital rights management (DRM), the technology that allows copyright holders to restrict how you use the media they publish.On the line: the latest version of the General Public License (GPL), the legal framework that establishes the ground rules for developing, using and distributing open-source software…. The man behind Linux, Linus Torvalds, wants to leave options open for open-source developers to introduce DRM to their software.The positions in a nutshell, as reported by ZDNet:The foundation believes that free software–that is, software that can be freely studied, copied, modified, reused, redistributed and shared by its users–is the only ethically satisfactory form of software development, as free and open scientific research is the only ethically satisfactory context for the conduct of mathematics, physics or biology.
Stand up for mental health with comic Mike MacDonald
This just in from Vancouver’s premiere comedy instructor, David Granier: Come Laugh Your Head Off and Support Mental Health! Stand Up For Mental Health 2006 Gala Showcase, Sunday April 9 at 7:00 pm at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver. It’s the debut...Steve Page on artists and copyright
From the BNL Blog: As I’ve said to friends, we can’t expect to tell our fans “see you in court” and then “see you at Massey Hall next fall” – we have to choose one, and I choose the latter.
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
