Habitual and casual readers may have noticed my love of all things piratical. I’ve been a fan of pirates way before Johnny Depp donned the colourful bandanna and tricorn hat, mostly thanks to the great novel On Stranger Tides by Read more
Finally! The DRM-free revolution has crossed the Atlantic, and Amazon’s UK site will now offer files without pesky technological protection measures in their brand new MP3 store. iTunes began the revolution with the inception of the iTunes Plus store, but Read more
I’ve just read a shallow article in this month’s Wired that has me thinking about blogging. The article is entitled “Kill Your Blog” in the magazine version, a title that has been changed in the online version. The article declares Read more
… or so it seems for British lawyer firm Davenport Lyons, which has been sending letters on behalf of German gay porn makers to obtain payment from people who download their films through P2P and Torrent sites. But not only Read more
Mathias Klang at Wrote tagged me with the six word memoir meme, so I will try to rise to the challenge. I’ve always liked the line in Half a Person by The Smiths that says “16, clumsy and shy, I Read more
A Federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted Lori Drew of three misdemeanour counts of computer fraud, specifically accessing a computer without authorisation. This is not unusual in itself, but the novelty of the decision is that Ms Drew’s conduct Read more
(via Pangloss) The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published a report about the prevalence of cybercrime against virtual world inhabitants. The report states that: “2007 was the year of online gaming fraud – with malicious programs that Read more
(via ORG-Discussion list and various other sources) A teenager in Florida has committed suicide while webcasting the event on video website Justin.tv. Reportedly, as many as 1,500 people were witnesing the event at one time, and some even encouraged the Read more
Monty Python releases its own YouTube channel to get back at all the people who have been ripping them off for three years. If you cannot beat them, join them… ’tis but a flesh wound.