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Squiff writes:
U2 and Apple are apparently collaborating on a new, “interactive format for music”, due to launch in “about 18 months”. Bono spoke to Time about a new tech scheme which “can’t be pirated” and will reimagine the role of album artwork. Link to Guardian[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/19/u2-apple-collaborate-non-piratable-interactive-format-music-albums] avoids Time[http://time.com/3397067/u2s-mission-to-save-music/?pcd=hp-magmod] paywall.
'Non-piratable'
9928812
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Squiff writes:
It was founded in 1753. Karl Marx prepared some of his most influential works there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Kapital#Influences). Today it hosts "arguably the most comprehensive collection of business and intellectual property (IP) in the United Kingdom and is the official library of the UK Intellectual Property Office." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_British_Library#Business_and_IP_Centre). Now the British Library warns us that "The UK's online heritage could be lost forever if the government does not grant a "right to archive"" in the UK (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8535384.stm). Never mind the Wayback Machine, The British Library declares that "the average life expectancy of a website was just 44 to 75 days, and suggested that at least 10% of all UK websites were either lost or replaced by new material every six months."with the material within them being amongst the most revealing regarding the state of contemporary culture.
6445069
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Squiff writes:
It's been called an 'object of lust' http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/23/htc-hero-review/ and has been beating the iPhone for awards http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1220535/HTC-Hero-beats-Apple-iPhone-T3-Gadget-Awards.html as the first Android phone that really is 'the phone to have'. It has also just become available in the USA having been released in Europe in June. Unfortunately, despite being based on the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform and using several open source components, HTC are effectively refusing to release the source for the GPL parts of the code, citing that they are 'waiting for their developers to provide it' http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=569288&page=3. A petition has gone up today too http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/herokernel/index.html. They are ignoring their customers and their legal responsibilites, will they (can they?) ignore the Slashdot effect?
