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Inauguration Day is to Star Wars…

Keith — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:37:22 +0000

Is it just me, or does this Inauguration Day feel like the end of Return of the Jedi? The evil Emperor has been deposed. The heroes have taken control. Crazy crowds are cheering, passing the bodies of hapless stormtroopers overhead.

Yes, there’s a mess to clean up, but there’s also an overwhelming rush of optimism as the theme plays and the credits roll.

Can’t wait to see the next episode!

New Proposed Canadian Copyright Law Sucks

Keith — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:26:23 +0000

So, I can make a copy of my media for every device I own, but NOT if I have to break the encryption placed on it to do it. *SIGH* When will the powers that be in the entertainment industry realize that if they made it simple and cheap for me to move my content around, they could save millions to billions on what they are spending to build walls with giant gaping holes in them. Not to mention the millions they would save wining and dining politicians to write crappy legislation like this.

Why not just write a law that says, “If you purchased it, you can enjoy the content on any device you own. But you can’t give it to anyone else (save for immediate family members, say, as Natasha and I live under the same roof and share media). If we find out you gave something to someone else, or shared it via a P2P network or something, then you owe us.” Seems that simple. Don’t steal content.

A Disney Explanation of Copyright

Keith — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:16:33 +0000

Ever wonder what all the fuss about copyright is? Well some enterprising creative folks have taken it upon themselves to explain the whole thing using Disney characters. I think this video is hilarious, because it is an explanation of fair use, using things fairly. Or at least I think it’s fairly. I’m not a lawyer. I do work for Disney, but not in any position that deals with copyright law.

Enjoy A Fair(y) Use Tale, by Eric Faden.

George Wants To Read Your Junk Mail (Stop The Madness)

Keith — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:09:33 +0000

So George Bush has once again overstepped his bounds, again declaring himself emperor of the world and granting himself emergency powers to bypass the very checks and balances our Founding Fathers created to prevent the recreation of the very kind of tyranny he claims to be fighting.

George wants to read your mail without permission.

Personally, I think I’m going to send him a big bag of the crappy catalogs and junk mail offers I get. Maybe even print out some spam. I mean, if the poor guy is that hard up for stuff to read, I figure I ought to make it easy for him.