Even as little as seven years ago, trying to obtain video on the Internet, much less watching a movie, was a complete nightmare. With much of the Internet still on dialup, it could take hours to download even a three minute music video, days for a feature-length film. Furthermore, the video-watching...
Nine years ago the RIAA won a groundbreaking suit against Napster.com in what would become the beginning of a nearly decade-long flood of litigation. The incident seemed to be a tipping point for the Entertainment Industry, as both the RIAA and MPAA up until then had enjoyed little success in...
Aesop's FablesBy Aesop Translated by George Fyler Townsend The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you...
There are many things which make Firefox special. Extensions are one of them. They add some incredible functionalities to the browser, sometimes so much that you can really do everything without leaving the browser for a second. Here is a list of some really unique and powerful Firefox extensions...
Software should never be illegal, no matter its usage possibilities. How you use it is what should be legislated. However Brasil disagrees and has made a p2p file sharing software illegal. "K-Lite Nitro is a P2P file exchange program with multiprotocol technology that can connect to four P2P...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
The Digital Millennium Copyright ACT (DMCA) is one of the best-known and most-controversial pieces of legislation passed in recent years. It has had a greater impact on the Web than virtually any other piece of legislation and is largely responsible for much of the Web we see today. One of the...
An external hard drive is a kind of computer component. All computers will have at least one hard drive, in which it places important software (including the operating system), files, and user data. However, this hard drive is built into the computer. The external hard drive is thus a second (or...
Many people download television shows into their computers. They get the files from downloading sites, where users often share their own files and go into a global “trading” of content. The benefits of downloading television shows – at least to users – are numerous. This is free, compared to the...
Format wars are the frontline battles of capitalism. Two or more companies fight over your attention, wanting to bring you the same service, but using their methods. Sometimes the wars are decided by consumers on the basis of price and functionality; sometimes because one side screws up royally;...
