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AllofMP3 continues to claim that the site is legal under Russian law. In a press release on the website AllofMP3 says, "certainly the labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that Allofmp3.com operates legally in Russia." Allofmp3.com sells non-DRM downloads and charges roughly one dollar for albums and only a few cents for individual songs. The U.S.-based iTunes Store on the other hand sells DRM downloads at ten dollars an album and one dollar for songs. The RIAA's lawsuit against AllofMp3 claims the website is an illegal service and infringes on copyrights owned by the RIAA's members. The RIAA alleges 11 million songs have been "pirated" using AllofMP3.com. The RIAA lawsuit seeks $150,000 in damages per violation , which puts the total at over $1.65 trillion, which as some have already pointed out, is just slightly less than the Gross National Product of Great Britain. Unfortunately for the RIAA, AllofMP3.com operates in Russia and appears to comply with Russian law so the odds of the suit being settled in a New York court are pretty much nil, which might explain the ridiculous damages figure. AllofMP3 claims it has complied with Russian law by forwarding all necessary rights fees to the Russian royalty collection firm, ROMS. Thus far there have been no lawsuits brought against AllofMP3 in Russia, though the U.S. has been pressuring Russian authorities to shut the site down. [1]: http://blogs.allofmp3.com/allofmp3/2006/12/26/allofmp3-response-to-complaint-by-major-record-labels/ "AllofMp3 response to RIAA" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/amazon.jpg b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/amazon.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index 9adc421..0000000 Binary files a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/amazon.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/iopd-vending machine.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/iopd-vending machine.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 1875102..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/iopd-vending machine.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Earlier this year I passed through Atlanta's Hartfield Airport on my way back from nine months out of the country. It was my first step back into American culture and the first thing I saw when I got off the plane was a vending machine filled with iPods, headphones and other small electronic gizmos. I remember thinking at the time that America had made some massive consumer leap in my absence, vending machines having upgraded from candy bars to iPods. I thought it was a brilliant idea since the prospect of spending hours waiting in an airport surrounded by screaming babies and crackling passenger announcements would probably send even the most ardent of Apple haters scrambling to thrust their credit card in the machine. Apparently I'm not alone in thinking the machines were a great idea. The Atlanta Journal Constitution [reports][1] that the iPod vending machines are wildly successful. Mark Mullins, executive vice-president of Zoom, the company behind the machines, tells the AJC, "We put in some iPods and found we couldn't keep them in stock. We found no customer resistance to swiping a card and buying a $300 item from a machine. We're selling thousands (of iPods), and the machines at the Atlanta airport are major contributors to that." Of course there's no way for the those shattered-nerved impulse buyer to put any music on their new pod, but another Zoom spokesperson says there are plans to add a music-download kiosk across from the iPod vending machine. The machines are also in the San Francisco airport and are reportedly starting to pop up in hotels and other locations across the country. And for those who were wondering, no the iPod doesn't drop in the machine, a robotic arm grabs it and hands it to you. [1]: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2006/12/26/1227metipod.html "Electronics vending machines are a hit" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/ipod-vending.jpg b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/ipod-vending.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index 1c5c66e..0000000 Binary files a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/ipod-vending.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/ms-laptop-redux.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/ms-laptop-redux.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 80e8e28..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/ms-laptop-redux.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -In response to [yesterday's flap][1] about Microsoft sending new laptops to prominent blogs, many of those bloggers have apparently received an additional note from Microsoft today. Former TechCrunch writer Marshall Kirkpatrick [posted][2] the email on his blog: >As you write your review I just wanted to emphasize that this is a review pc. I strongly recommend you disclose that we sent you this machine for review, and I hope you give your honest opinions. Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding of our intentions I'm going to ask that you either give the pc away or send it back when you no longer need it for product reviews. But I disagree with Kirkpatrick's commentary, I think Microsoft did the right thing by backpedaling a little. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington [called me out][4] on his CrunchNotes blog yesterday, accusing me of "screaming" scandal for my post on the topic yesterday. I wasn't screaming; clearly Arrington was not at the table this holiday season when my cousin announced she was dropping out of high school to become a tattoo artist. Now that was screaming. Secondly, I don't really have a problem with what Microsoft did, my criticism is more general -- I don't think bloggers are very good about disclosing promotional materials they receive. A few points to consider: loaning out review hardware is standard practice, returning it when you're done is also standard practice. In those cases where manufacturers don't want the hardware back, the general practice is to give it away. Microsoft's second note is spot on and how it should have been from the beginning; the machine is not a gift, but for review purposes. And I agree with Arrington that it's a smart move on Microsoft's part to send out the machines for blogger to use when they review Vista. Vista is a radical upgrade and requires newer hardware that the average blogger probably doesn't want to buy just to write a review. My problem with Microsoft's move is that it seemed like they were trying to pass off a review machine as swag. That it happened to be sent out around the holiday's and included a note saying "you can hold onto it for as long as you’d like," didn't help Microsoft's cause. Large news organizations generally have firm policies about how to handle these items. For instance, here at Wired we have "no junkets, no gifts" policy. When Wired writers cover a conference, promotional event or other company-sponsored press event we go on Wired's dime not the company in question. When we get gifts such as a laptop, we use it to test whatever we're supposed to be testing and then we send it back or give it away. It's not that we don't appreciate such gestures or that we have some Ebenezer Scrooge tendencies, these policies exist so there is absolutely no question about our motivations. I think it's high time that bloggers came up with their own editorial policies regarding promotions, gifts and swag they receive. The thing is bloggers of the world, we like you and we want to trust you, but you have to show all your cards when you call a hand. But in truth the ethical burden in this case was never on Microsoft's plate, as Robert Scoble [points out][3] on his blog, it's the blogger's responsibility to disclose what they were given. I like Scoble's summary and hope bloggers everywhere take note of it: >Now, regarding blogger ethics. Did you disclose? If you did, you have ethics. If you didn't, you don't. It's that black and white with me. [1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/12/microsoft_tries_1.html "Monkey Bites on MS laptop giveaway" [2]: http://marshallk.com/microsoft-wants-its-laptops-back "Marshal Kirkpatrick on MS laptops" [3]: http://scobleizer.com/2006/12/27/i-think-the-microsoft-vista-giveaway-is-an-awesome-idea/ "Robert Scoble on MS laptops" [4]: http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=331 "Michael Arrington reads Monkey Bites?" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/nightly.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/nightly.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 1120dbc..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/nightly.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -The nightly build has piles compiles. * CNet [reports][5] that Red Hat will ship the next version of its premium Linux OS on February 28. The release was originally scheduled for the end of the year, but has been pushed back slightly. [5]: http://news.com.com/Red+Hat+updates+premium+Linux/2100-7344_3-5576507.html * Best reason to add learning GPG to your resolutions this year: the government may not need a warrant to search your e-mail. Ars Technica has [more details][1]. [1]: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061227-8504.html "Government may not need a warrant to search your email" * Oh the lists, the lists. Another of my favorite lists the BBC's [100 things we didn't know last year][2]. Number one: Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese." [2]: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2006/12/100_things_we_didnt_know_last_2.shtml "100 things we didn't know last year" * If you're a young single woman looking to holiday in Jamacia with a total stranger, there's an [eBay auction][4] with your name on it. It may not be as creepy as it sounds, Reuters [reports][3] that 39 year-old Adam Croot had planned the holiday to propose to his partner, but then she dumped him. Ouch. [4]: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160067295942 "Holiday with Adam Croot" [3]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-12-28T164844Z_01_L28711685_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-HOLIDAY.xml&src=rss "EBay Janacia vacation" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/random thoughts.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/random thoughts.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d42190e..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/random thoughts.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Sometimes when I'm browsing through Amazon.com I find myself thinking, where is all this stuff? Well, I still don't know, but I discovered [this photo][1] from [Gizmodo][2] on Digg earlier today. This is just the stuff that's ready to ship out, not the inventory of the store, but it gives me some frame of reference. I'll refrain from any Raiders of the Lost Ark jokes. But seriously, where is all that stuff on Amazon.com? [1]: http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/12/amazonukbig.jpg "Amazon UK Shipping Warehouse" [2]: http://gizmodo.com/ "Gizmodo" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/reboot.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/reboot.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 933bad8..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/reboot.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Any_key_3The morning reboot: * Gadgets [make it easier to lie][1]. According to a survey done in the UK over half of the respondents said using gadgets like cellphones "made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face." [1]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-12-28T144304Z_01_L27198468_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-LIES.xml&src=rss "Lying easier with cellphones" * A programmer by the name of muslix64 has [posted][2] a Java-based app he claims will remove the AACS copy-protection encryption from HD DVD movies. Muslix64 admits the code is highly unstable and it remains to be seen whether how generic it is since so far it only seems to work with one movie. [2]: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=119871 "HD DVD cracked?" * 10 Zen Monkey's wants your help [stopping][3] professional troll (and front-runner for least sexy... something), Michael Crook. The site says: "Are you a blogger or webmaster who tried to cover the story of DMCA fraudmeister, Michael Crook, only to be served a DMCA takedown notice by him? ... Please take some time to tell us your story. It’s the best way to help ensure that nefarious griefers like Crook are no longer able to use the DMCA to violate Free Speech and silence critical commentary." [via [BoingBoing][4]] [3]: http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2006/12/27/crook-harass/ "10 Zen Monkeys fights Crook" [4]: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/12/27/wanted_your_michael_.html "BoingBoing on Crook" * Ack, the tubes is clogged. [According to CNN][5], "swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple's iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song." [5]: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/12/28/itunes.slowdown.ap/index.html "Tubes clogged" * If I understand this correctly, the top selling album of the year [failed][6] to reach 4 million in sales. Long tail effect anyone? [6]: http://www.nypost.com/seven/12272006/business/worst_seller_business_peter_lauria.htm "The New York Post on Music Sales" \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/tut-o-day.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/tut-o-day.txt deleted file mode 100644 index c2fbb18..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.25.06/Thur/tut-o-day.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Continuing with our CSS theme for the tutorial of day, today we're featuring a tutorial on positioning. The best tutorial I'm aware of for explaining how element positioning works in CSS can be [found][1] over at BrainJar (there's also a French [translation][2] available) Perhaps the most difficult thing to understand in CSS is the "box model." When people complain about CSS and cross browser incompatibility, the box model is responsible for 90 percent of the problems. While BrainJar's tutorial covers many aspects of CSS position elements, it stands out for its dead simple explanation of the box model. From the tutorial: "For display purposes, every element in a document is considered to be a rectangular box which has a content area surrounded by padding, a border and margins." How those spacial elements are rendered varies somewhat by browser, but Internet Explorer is the main culprit here since it fails to comply with the box model defined in the W3C's specs. The box model is what requires the most hacks when trying to get cross-browser perfection from your style sheets, but fear not the hacks are fairly minor and generally don't mean all that much extra work. And for the record, lest anyone think I'm Microsoft bashing, the problem with IE is not so much that it gets the box model wrong, but that it renders it differently than the W3C spec. The way IE renders margin and padding on box elements actually makes sense once you understand it and is even occasionally preferable to the specs definition. But the fact remains, it doesn't adhere to the standards set forth by the W3C, which nearly every other browser uses. As always, if you know of other tutorials, post them in the comments below. [1]: http://www.brainjar.com/css/positioning/default.asp "CSS Positioning Explained" [2]: http://www.aidejavascript.com/article93.html "positionnement CSS" \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2