Ted sez, "Here's a screenshot of an attempted viewing of a video by musician Emiliana Torrini on her own website. Unfortunately the embedded YouTube video has been flagged by Warner Music Group."
(Thanks, Ted!)
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12:47 pm Sun
Feb 8, 2009
Warner Music Group artist has her own videos taken off YouTube by WMG
CN Tower's management company claims that any picture of the landmark building is a trademark violation
The CN Tower is a giant radio antenna and tourist attraction on Toronto's lakeshore; it's an iconic part of the city's skyline, and has been since it was built at taxpayer expense; today, it's owned by a Crown Corporation that insists that any reproduction of the Tower is a trademark violation.
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Adversarial Interoperability
“Interoperability” is the act of making a new product or service work with an existing product or service: modern civilization depends on the standards and practices that allow you to put any dish into a dishwasher or any USB charger into any car’s cigarette lighter.
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Just This Banjo: free/open banjo instruction for an angry moment, because you can't be sad while playing the banjo
For years, I've been covering the career of Patrick Costello (previously) a deaf, copyfighting, open access banjo player and teacher who is responsible for a bounty of instructional books, videos, and meetups for would-be banjo players. Now, Patrick has finished a new book called Just This Banjo and made it open access, in the name […]
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MEGA's cloud service proves that security doesn't have to cost a ton
There’s hardly a business out there that doesn’t use cloud storage, and a growing number of private individuals are taking advantage of it as well. Suffice to say that word gets out pretty quickly about shoddy cloud services. And conversely, you can be sure that when sites like Techradar give the New Zealand-based MEGA high […]
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Become a master programmer with this immersive computer science training bundle
There’s a great deal of opportunity out there in the tech world and an increasing amount of competition. So you know your way around Python? Great. So do a lot of other coders, and they’ve probably got Java, C++, and SQL on their resumes to boot. A career in programming requires up to date knowledge […]
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This Bloody Bath Mat is the best shower scare since "Psycho"
Cue the “Psycho” violins. If you’re a true Halloween completist who’s wondering how to deck out your bathroom for the holiday, we have your accessory: The Bloody Bath Mat™. When it’s dormant, this devious prank is a nondescript, almost paper-thin (.03 inch thick) mat, white with a matte finish. Placed beside your shower, it’s the […]
