____/ Linonut on Sunday 23 December 2007 02:58 : \____
> * Roy Schestowitz fired off this tart reply:
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>> OggConvert makes Ogg converts (and converts to Oggs)
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>>| OggConvert is a simple, GUI-based video transcoder that outputs only to the
>>| free Theora and Dirac formats. It couldn't be any easier to use, and it's
>>| the quickest way to get a feel for the still-new Dirac codec. No need to
>>| tweak pages of arcane settings -- just drag, drop, and watch.
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>> http://www.linux.com/feature/123574
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> Cool. Already in debian lenny!
Don't strETCH it. ;-) Tell Microsoft, Apple and Nokia to support Ogg out of the
box.
>> Mozilla, Opera look to make video on the Web easier
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>>| Firefox and Opera will support a new HTML tag specifically for embedding
>>| video in Web pages. As long as the browsers support a video's specific
>>| codec, or encoding method, the browsers will then be able to play the video
>>| without launching third-party enabling software, said Chris Double, a
>>| Mozilla engineer. Mozilla and Opera are also working to support the
>>| royalty-free video codec Ogg Theora.
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>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071207/tc_infoworld/93898
>
> Hmmmm.
>
> Will they keep ads out of the mix <grin>?
Download EarBlack. It does the Van Gogh.
>> Does your browser do video?
>> Opera Browser and Ogg Theora in HTML5 specs
>> Beta version of Open-Source video codec Ogg Theora released
>> How To Live an Open-Source Musical Life With Ogg Vorbis
>> 'Play OGG': FSF launches free audio format campaign
>> Ogg Vorbis Gaining Industry Support
>
> It's about time.
>
>> Alcatel-Lucent says $1.5 billion not enough from Microsoft
>
> <brakes screech> huh?
Let them pay. It's all about their precious IP, remember?
Overly-broad copyright law has made USA a "nation of infringers"
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| Tehranian's paper points out just how pervasive copyright has become in our
| lives. Simply checking one's e-mail and including the full text in response
| could be a violation of copyright.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071119-overly-broad-copyright-law-has-made-us-a-nation-of-infringers.html
Open-source IP: Lessons from Marc Fleury
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| The critical components are related to brand, as Marc suggests. It is brand
| that drives business, including in an IP-worshiping proprietary world. No one
| buys from Oracle because of its patents. They buy because the brand suggests
| something to the would-be buyer.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9820871-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
The First Thanksgiving
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| Today we have record companies suing moms, we have artists suing record
| companies, we have writers striking on the media. What has caused all of this
| turmoil? Well the rise of the Internet of course!
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http://www.osdcm.com/home/the-first-thanksgiving/
Red Hot Chili Peppers sue Showtime over "Californication"
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| I really like the song "Californication," but it's not an enforceable
| trademark for the Red Hot Chili Peppers...
|
| [...]
|
| I remember hearing people use the word "Californication" often in
| conversations when I used to travel up there in 1997 - 1998 on business.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9820873-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
RIAA, MPAA urge pro-copyright vows from presidential candidates
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| One question, for instance, asks: "How would you promote the progress of
| science and creativity, as enumerated in the U.S. Constitution, by upholding
| and strengthening copyright law and preventing its diminishment?"
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9821141-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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