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- Another tool for Xbox mod squad
[5090 hits, 49 votes, Average Rating 4.16] [Added: 7th Aug 2002]
Cnet News; David Becker; August 7, 2002.
Another "mod chip" that allows Microsoft's Xbox video game console to play copied games has entered the market, despite renewed legal efforts to thwart such chips.
Mod chips are black-market add-ons that typically have to be soldered to the main circuit board of a game console. Once installed, they bypass security measures built into the machine, allowing the console to play legally and illegally copied games, import titles and homebrew software.
The new X-ecuter chip for the Xbox includes several new design components, including a layout that requires soldering of only nine connection points, compared with 20 in the first Xbox mod chips.
The X-ecuter also has a provision for an on/off switch that would disable the mod chip. That feature has attracted significant interest from would-be hackers concerned that Xbox Live, Microsoft's upcoming online service for the console, will include diagnostics intended to detect the presence of modified game machines.

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- Sony PS2 To Sport Netscape and SSL
[5018 hits, 19 votes, Average Rating 2.00] [Added: 30th May 2001]
Slashdot; May 30, 2001. What's really going on here? Is this the start of pay-for-play on PS2s? Rate this:

- 'Copy-proof' CDs cracked with marker pen
[5609 hits, 30 votes, Average Rating 1.63] [Added: 21st May 2002]
CNN.com; Reuters; May 21, 2002. With a picture showing how it's done. Rate this:

- * Embrace file-sharing, or die
[3293 hits, 16 votes, Average Rating 0.75] [Added: 1st Feb 2003]
Salon.com; John Snyder and Ben Snyder; February 1, 2003. A very thoughtful and provocative piece from a NARAS record industry executive and his son - local PDF Rate this:

- MP3 2001 in Review: The Losers
[4759 hits, 16 votes, Average Rating 0.62] [Added: 2nd Jan 2002]
MP3 Newswire; Richard Menta; December 31, 2001. A summary state of the industry; with a companion piece on The Winners Rate this:

- Congress Sees Rise in Tech-Related Legislation
[4660 hits, 16 votes, Average Rating 0.62] [Added: 6th Feb 2002]
Los Angeles Times; Jube Shriver, Jr.; February 5, 2002. With a quote from a TPP alum, Alan Davidson. Rate this:

- Digital Rights Gain A Foothold
[5790 hits, 15 votes, Average Rating 0.60] [Added: 30th May 2001]
Wired: Brad King; May 30, 2001. Announcement and analysis of a partnership between Reciprocal and NetPD to greate a secure online content delivery system - a trusted server system? Rate this:

- Copyright protection: not more but different
[4055 hits, 40 votes, Average Rating 0.45] [Added: 4th Apr 2002]
Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis; Jacco Hakfoort. "The decline in the marginal cost of copying and the improved quality of copies has led the industry to call for additional copyright legislation and enforcement. The purpose of this study is to assess this claim." Rate this:

- The State of Online Music 2001
[3865 hits, 16 votes, Average Rating 0.44] [Added: 4th Sep 2001]
Jupiter Media Metrix; featured report; June 26, 2001 Rate this:

- Mr. and Mrs. Geek Go To Washington
[5913 hits, 17 votes, Average Rating 0.29] [Added: 19th Apr 2002]
Wired.com; Paul Boutin; April 19, 2002. The formation of GeekPAC and the American Open Technology Consortium is discussed, with links provided. Reactions to DMCA, CDBTPA, etc. are cited as getting these groups started. Eric Raymond, "Doc" Searls and others. 'Searls said he thinks legislators simply don't understand enough about technology to realize the full impact of legislation proposed by lobbyists for entertainment, telecom and other industries. "I just want to bring sense to it -- that's what lobbyists do," he said. "They corner these people (in Congress) and get some time with them and say, 'You see this here? This is dumb. This is smart.'"' Rate this:

- Music Services Aren't Napster, but the Industry Still Cries Foul
[6290 hits, 16 votes, Average Rating 0.25] [Added: 17th Apr 2002]
New York Times; Matt Richter; April 17, 2002. A look at the state of play in the digital music controversy Rate this:

- Hailstorm: Open Web Services Controlled By Microsoft
[6199 hits, 13 votes, Average Rating 0.00] [Added: 30th May 2001]
OpenP2P.com; Clay Shirkey; May 30, 2001. A new look at a use of copyright. There's a Slashdot discussion here Rate this:

- Protecting Intellectual Property
[6448 hits, 13 votes, Average Rating 0.00] [Added: 20th Feb 2002]
New York Times; Sarah Milstein; February 18, 2002. Defensive publication of a concept instead of spending the money to patent it is getting a little more credible, according tot his article. Rate this: