Tag archive: Howell

We’re all familiar with the mass of cables that spring up behind computers, seemingly multiplying of their own accord. When you need to move your machine they’re frustrating, a mass oftangles.                          Well, now they’re a sport.  It’s called speedcabling, and the idea is to take a… Read More

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) hasn't won many friends in the public sphere lately, what with filing tens of thousands of lawsuits against music fans believed to be distributing music online in violation of copyright, sending letters to college students and others threatening legal action unless they pay a settlement, and (of course) falsely targeting many individuals in these actions. But in an unusual move in… Read More

A brief filed by the Recording Industry Association of American in the case of Capitol v. Howell set blogs alight this week with cries of unfairness, by those who believed the RIAA was claiming that even private copies of paid-for CDs were illegal. As it turns out, that’s not the full story. A careful examination of the brief shows that the RIAA is taking the same stance it has always taken: sharing music is illegal. The confusion… Read More

Fast food companies have come under fire in Britain for targeting children on their web sites. That might seem like nothing new, but rules set by the Advertising Standards Authority don’t allow online and offline advertising of fast food to children. However, magazine New Media Age has said that fast food and candy brands are using videos, cartoons and games on their sites to entice kids. They identified brands such as… Read More