This sucks hard.

RE: I am sad, and unhappy...

] This is a weblog written by a friend of mine who is has much infosec ] clue. I expect good things out of Randy's blog.

I do as well. A strongly recommended read.

Insights into Information Security by Randy Bias

Downlow on the Worm.

Analysis of Sapphire SQL Worm

Fight a U.S. war against Iraq.

idleworm: games - gulf war 2

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

] To reward those who can attract a paying audience, and
] the firms that support them, much shorter copyrights
] would be enough. The 14-year term of the original
] 18th-century British and American copyright laws,
] renewable once, might be a good place to start.

The economist presents a radical copyright proposal.

Economist.com | Copyrights

The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology (BCLT), Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ), the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic and the School of Information Management & Systems (SIMS) are proud to announce this year's ground-breaking conference confronting the controversies surrounding digital rights management.

This conference will be held at Berkeley from Feb 27 through March 1. Speakers include: Brian LaMacchia, Pamela Samuelson, Carl Shapiro, Hal Varian, David Farber, Lucky Green, Hal Abelson, Edward Felten, Larry Lessig, Jerry Berman, Mark Lemley, and many others.

The Law & Technology of DRM

Very funny cover of NWA, from the perspective of a Chechyn rebel.

eXile - Songs Recorded by Us Chechenz With Attitudes - Straight Outta Grozny

This is totally awesome. At one point in my life someone more schooled than myself in the arts explained that art was generally reflective of what was happening in the society at large when it was produced. This really made sense to me.

I've seen some fitful starts in terms of technology/art integration, but someone finally pulled it off.

From the front page:

Motion sensors embedded in the space detect the movement of people, creating a reactive relationship between the real and virtual environments. Movement within the space effects creatures' empathy towards each other. Also, the biomass 'feeds' off people's movement within the space (an empty room corresponds to a barren environment). Over time, creatures adapt according to the behaviour of people in the space.

Eden

This is an attempt by the IETF to clarify and define computer security terms.

RFC 2828 - Internet Security Glossary