Archive 8. November 2002

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Music Industry: "Copy-Protected CDs Will Be Accepted" - laughable. Strangely enough, I only know people who accept copy protection that doesn't work. As soon as it actually works and prevents MP3 copies from being made, for example, the CD goes back to the store. Because unlike the music industry's nonsense and in line with general opinion, there is indeed a right to make a copy for your own purposes. Even if it's just because it's simply practical when the computer acts as a jukebox. Well, it's become increasingly apparent lately that the music industry is losing touch with reality...

Found at heise online news.

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EU Council and Commission remain inactive on Echelon - great. People, use more GPG! By the way, there's a very nice solution for MacOS X users with GPG Tools - definitely worth checking out, absolutely recommended for Mail.app users. For internet connections, solutions like Freenet are then worth considering to distribute content in a way that's resistant to censorship and surveillance.

Found at heise online news.