Last month we reported that Apple was suing popular Mac accessory maker, HyperMac. In their legal filings, Apple cited copyright/IP infringement specifically on their MagSafe adapters as the reason for the gavel toss. At first, anger is the only thing that came to mind. I mean, how could Apple put a truly innovative company out of business? Especially since Apple themselves won’t produce any type of external battery like HyperMac? And then it came to light that...

First off — Eat a dick RIAA. You are the cancer of this planet. With that off our chests, let’s continue. Over the last several months, Viacom and YouTube have been at each others’ throats in court over the basic principle of copyright infringement and liable YouTube is for 3rd party/users’ uploaded content. If Viacom would have won and had their way, YouTube would be front and center of the firing squad for something they literally have no control...

Those concerned with “fair use”, the rules of engagement revolving around DRM, and countless other pro-consumer copyright issues need to stay the hell away from Canada. The person to thank — canadian federal Industry Minister Tony Clement. It is under his command that Canada is trying to push ahead with a grossly biased and one-sided anti-piracy bill. The most disturbing of all the stipulations included focuses on DRM, specifically, removing or going...

In this day and age, it’s becoming an increasingly common trait to misuse and confuse copyright law in the digital age. The simple matter of it is, you cannot place rules, business models, or regulations that were designed decades ago for physical goods on digital ones today. But alas, it is what it is. With that, we end up where we are today — Microsoft apparently realizing Android is a growing threat and instead of actually keeping their head down and...

As time moves along, it’s becoming more and more apparent that the little guy/end user is having more and more of their rights and freedoms taken away. For today’s depressing example, we’ll look at Sony and their continual effort to fuck over PS3 users. Follow me inside for the joyous news… The latest 3.30 update brings with it 3D support among other things. Those “other” things include bug fixes, stability improvements, and security...