If I encode my audio tracks at 128kbps MP3 for my player and you encode it at 192kbps AAC the MD5 hash is going to be different. The options are endless I knew someone who encoded at at 127kbps or 193kbps because they like prime numbers. I cannot imagine that unless the source of the rip encoded a digital marker that anyone, including the RIAA, could prove the music was illegal. I'm guessing the best defense against a case brought against you for music piracy would be a receipt...

ASCAP and BMI already charge businesses (nigh clubs/etc) that earn revenue from live bands covering music and even music being played in a jukebox. Since this is already in place I wonder why ASCAP/BMI wouldn't go after youtube.com rather than try and make the performers responsible.

Here are their respective links:

http://www.ascap.com/
http://www.bmi.com/

ahhh DUH!

He will be both the Hero & the Villain...The article says it "describe his life from birth to the current day". I miss the days when he was a Hero!

I wonder if they are going to open source the entire project, hardware and all? I guess I'll hold out and wait and see what kind of license they use on this before I "donate"...

while (1){ fork(); ); // Hope derivatives will achieve far more success

YAH! The future is here!

fifth element: "You have 5 points on your license."

True because that would make you a zombie!!

Dammit! ... They are using the Chewbacca defense!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_defense

I have been looking to build something similar. The closest thing to what I'd like to see is the ISEE IGEP MODULE http://www.igep.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=123 If this had a Standard USB Type A plug rather than the miniAB it could plug directly into a computer, connect to Wifi (for Internet access), and then Enumerate a Ethernet device over USB. This would provide a basic USB Wifi module as well as providing a powerful Linux computer in-line.

It's sad that there doesn't seem to be any reference files for the ISEE IGEP MODULE. It looks like I'll have to scale down a larger development kit. I really think there is a market for such a product...

Has anyone seen anything close out there?

Yeah, yeah... It's still illegal to break(?) into someone's house even if they leave the door open, but it does really make Sony look a bit foolish. Bring on the lawsuits!

OMG My lvl 75 Warrior Mage Presit was hacked, and I'm missing 3 bags of plenty and all my GOLD!!!!! (lol)

"Harder, better, faster, stronger
N-n-now that that don't kill me can only make me stronger!"

This is just another example of Google trying to keep control of an OSS project. Ultimately the truth is they cannot. If they comply with the OSS licenses in play they have to release it and this will allow ANYONE to use Android as a platform. With that said they can keep people from using the trademark "with Google" off such devices (who cares?). If Google wanted to keep things closed they should have forked something with a BSD style license, like Apple did. It looks like Google wants to eat their cake and have it to... But a company cannot advertise based on being "open" and do everything to keep things under their control at the same time without looking like a hypocrite to the OSS community. Google wants to try and ensure their paying customer that they are getting a superior product without earning that respect, like Red Hat has.

How do they realistically expect to control the hardware platform when ANYONE can install Android on any device? Honeycomb may be optimized for tablets but no doubt we will see smart phones running it. I for one am happy as this will be another opportunity to show our Google overloads that we don't care about the "with Google" trademark.

The US legal system takes to heart the phrase "innocent until proven guilty" not to be confused with "innocent unless proven guilty". This mentality leads to a slippery slope of removing civil libirties until they can make their case. You are guilty right? They just haven't proven it yet.

I have the right to remain silent, how are they going to identify me by my voice?

Since we care nature cares (humans being a part of nature) and that is the "way it is".