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The music industry’s educational video about copyright law is full of baloney, according to several trade and public interest groups. The Consumer Electronics Association and Public Knowledge are among the groups to issue a joint statement condemning some statements on the Recording Industry Association of America’s video, which the RIAA has plans to distribute to… Continue reading RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say

Beta 2 of Mozilla Firefox 2.0 has just appeared on the Mozilla FTP in the release folder, it’s safe to say that this is Beta 2 and not a pre-beta. Firefox 2 provides the same clean, streamlined, interface as previous versions, with small improvements to make it easier to use. In addition, it includes improved… Continue reading Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 Release Available

In a press release, Apple announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt was named to Apple’s Board of Directors today. Dr. Schmidt has a long resume, including current positions as CEO of Google, as a member of the Google board of directors, and on the Princeton University board of trustees. He was formerly CEO of Novell and… Continue reading Google CEO Joins Apple Board of Directors

From December Universal are launching a website offering there music catalogue for free download. The site will be called spiralfrog, and according to the companies CEO Robin Kent the site is “Offering young consumers an easy-to-use alternative to pirated music sites will be compelling.” The free music will be paid for by advertising on the… Continue reading Free Music from Universal

On Tuesday, the Japanese government said that it knew of one case in Japan of a Sony made battery used in an Apple Computer notebook overheating and catching fire. The incident, resulting in a minor burn to the person’s finger, happened in April. The government said last week there had been two cases of Sony-made… Continue reading Japan Reports Battery Fire in Mac