347431
submission
Ariastis writes:
Valve Software, makes of Half-Life 2, portal & al, has now taken the direction by many reviled companies by deactivating legitimate copies of the Orange Box imported by users from outside the country. No preemptive warning was given and gamers are angry. Guess one more company we used to love has now sided with the "we'll wring all the cash out of you" side.
325981
submission
Ariastis writes:
Following the leads of Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Oasis and Jamiroquai, it is now Madonna's turn to drop the record labels. She has now signed with Live Nation, an independant concert promotion company, to the tune of 120 MIL$ to distribute three studio albums, promote concert tours, sell merchandise and license Madonna's name. While she isn't selling music directly to the end-users like NIN & al. it still shows a growing trend where artists are finally ditching the big record labels in favor of more client-centered distribution mechanisms.
324829
submission
Ariastis writes:
AT&T threw a fast one today and bought up 12MHZ of the 700MHZ band from Aloha Partners for close to $2.5 billion. This could seriously change the looks of the 700MHz spectrum auction coming in the near future. Bonus for AT&T, those 12MHZ are not "encumbered" by open access or public safety regulations like the auctioned bands.
323035
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Ariastis writes:
In the last few days, Trent Reznor (NIN), Radio head, possibly Oasis and Jamiroquai and some others are finally sticking up to the greedy Record Labels. They have all started to distribute (or are thinking about it) their music independently, refusing to deal with the greedy old bastards who try to smother their fans. All downloads are DRM-Free, and RadioHead even allows their fans to set the price of the stuff they download!
280131
submission
Ariastis writes:
Jack Thompson has filed documents with a federal court in Florida requesting to subpoena President George W. Bush for a deposition to retain Thompson's license to practice law. Ah, and Jeb Bush too, for good measure...
206311
submission
Ariastis writes:
Microsoft have been bust yet again. They have been using a cracked version of Sound Forge to create files that are inside the Windows Tour folder. (Tested on XP) Reading the lat bits of the file in Notepad reveals the cracker info. These files have been made with Sound Forge 4.5 (The cracked version) first cracked by a cracker called "Deepz0ne".
177853
submission
Ariastis writes:
An open letter, posted by former EVE Players, once again exposes the dark undersides of the EVE MMORPG. In it, chat logs & event timelines, along with description of in-game events from CCP-Approved reporting users, describe how most of the big events are rigged to favor specific alliances & players by CCP. CCP reaction is member-only, but a forum thread has been left open to discuss about it.
