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Why you shouldn't act like Big Brother |
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4:21 pm EST, Jan 31, 2003 |
From the Captain Obvious Department: In light of this, it would seem to make sense for managers to keep track of their workers' Web habits. Shouldn't employees conduct personal business on their own time? Think of all the lost productivity! Not so fast. Why you shouldn't act like Big Brother |
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11:18 am EST, Jan 26, 2003 |
Steve Albini writes an essay for the Negativland site about how screwed the music industry really is, particularly if you're a young indie band looking for a "Big Break." Never mind any "artists rights" noise you might hear - examine the hypothetical numbers he includes toward the end of the article and you'll see exactly why the music industry hates MP3s. The Problem With Music |
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9:19 am EST, Jan 23, 2003 |
Some good news to go along with the bad news in the Verizon suit. RIAA chief to step down |
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DMCA: Ma Bell Would Be Proud |
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7:21 pm EST, Jan 20, 2003 |
A brief article about your friend, and mine, the DMCA, and how it's perhaps the most anti-consumer legislation in the modern era. DMCA: Ma Bell Would Be Proud |
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The Baby Bells cry foul as the competition intensifies. |
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3:32 pm EST, Jan 10, 2003 |
This is an interesting article that accomplishes two things that I thought were impossible: it gives the straight dope on how the Baby Bells are manipulating the field of competition and it praises Michael Powell as a pro-consumer FCC chairman. Amazing. I'm now wondering if this article isn't flak from the FCC itself. The Baby Bells cry foul as the competition intensifies. |
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RE: Big Cable's Package-Pricing Ploy |
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4:51 pm EST, Nov 6, 2002 |
flynn23 wrote:
] Consumers could be saving money by selecting their premium
] channels a la carte, but don't expect to hear it from your
] cable outfit
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] of course this article forgets to mention that cable cos holy
] grail is to get every subscriber into a bundled agreement
] worth $200/home/month. Their pricing structures are as bad as the telephone companies. They attempt to baffle the common people with complicated packages and pricing policies. Just recently, I attempted to cut back my package to save some dough. When I asked about removing a few premium channels, I was informed that my bill would actually go up. I need to check back now that this law has passed since this occured before October. RE: Big Cable's Package-Pricing Ploy |
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