am Dennis Deems, author, composer, playwright and live and work in near total darkness. These are my favorite Techdirt posts last week.

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DRM with it?

Tags: President: DRM is a strategy that has failed, but did not SimCity DRM

'm depressed. I mean, we all had a good time making fun of EA at launch highly anticipated SimCity disastrous. But now the dust has settled, guess what is the best video game sale on Amazon.com - despite nearly two thousand (85%) 1 star opinions. Yeah I think I'll be wiping the egg on his face all the way to the bank. If you're one of dozens of players like unreservedly new SimCity, EA is happy for you. If you're among the rest, EA is happy to take your money, and still trying to convince him that the game is the fact that you really wanted. Consequently, during the night, decided that DRM is not good, do not use it. Norman, together!

true purpose of DRM rights holders rent a veto on new technologies

Here are some straight talk about the real purpose of DRM, in case you are not clear. (Tip: When you press play, would you see this movie you paid you sure you do not wish to attend a five minute unskippable advertising first)

garbage in the yard

I have two new heroes. I found a place I did not expect: to work in the fields of law and the legal profession.

HansMeier Peter Denies Connection Via Pledge case of documents showing that you are connected to cases

would be a sad week passed without news from our partners. You will recall that Judge Otis Wright - one of my new heroes mentioned - invited the team to act casual clothing to meet and greet in her room. The main actors HansMeier Paul, Paul Duffy and John Steele does not appear - sleep a whole night SimCity suppose - sent lawyers to appear for them. Also invited to these festivities was HansMeier Peter's brother, Paul. Like his brother, Peter was a no-show, but also send a lawyer to recover their party favors. Nobody can understand why, as he was hiring lawyers and other things, brother did not help one another. But someone found the note to Judge Peter asks to be excused, saying that the head of the company who have no relationship with the company. So now we have a new slogan for anyone trying to sneak something unpleasant: "Hey, do not look at me - I live in Minnesota!"

Orin Kerr and FEP members representing AT & T Hacker WEEV "Pro Bono when called

Orin Kerr

is my new hero another. We saw last week to answer questions at a hearing of the Judiciary Committee. When it was suggested that we should allow the malware to attack a remote user to a computer, provided that the user is a pirate, Kerr patiently explained that "nobody knows who the hacker is." He knew what he was talking about, and he seemed a really nice guy all the time. Someone who wants to talk to me in my defense, and now he is assuming the defense of a type that most accounts is not as good, but he was sent to prison for the equivalent of copy numbers in a telephone directory. I think this is a very important matter, and Kerr all appropriate arguments.

instead of fixing

The CFAA House Judiciary Committee planning for worse ... Way worse

I can not say that this post was fun to read, but the subject is important. This is an analysis of a proposed amendment to the CFAA. This law really needs to be renovated, but this proposal is how to solve the problem of squirrels in the attic for the release of a group of pit bulls. There are links to a more detailed analysis, and you should read as much work as you can take. This is all very depressing, so when you're tired, go to this article. It lifts your spirits, I promise.

Advocate Internet ?Charles Carreon has a new best friend and he is an expert SEO anonymous reviewers hate

A mild stroke test preparation 80-WTF. You might lose a few hours trying to find a new joke about it, but I'm sure we've all. Suffice it to say that this story fills the void in your life, you probably did not even know he was there.

Copyright

: how to get free money for doing nothing

Does Google

Regretting Belgian and French media pay more? Other journals have their Cut

Google helps readers find things online that are worth reading. Therefore, Google should give money to the publishers of this material. At least that is how it works in France and Belgium. You

strength be tempted to argue that Google offers a free tool, and publishers should be careful not grateful, but that would make you a freetard dirty. Now, publishers want to face Portugal in love. I do not think anyone saw it coming, right?
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