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Judge Rules Making Files 'Available' Doesn't Constitute Copyright Violation
A Boston judge has just followed up on the previous NY judge ruling that just making files available isn't enough to constitute copyright infringement. According to the EFF, it's the most "extensive analysis yet of the recording industry's 'making available' argument", but doesn't actually make things better for people who are being sued by the RIAA. The same judge ruled that even though the "offer to distribute" won't be enough to decide a case, it is enough to permit a lawsuit to move forward. On the other hand, another NY judge has ruled in the opposite manner, that making an "offer to distribute" could violate copyright, even if nobody downloaded whatever you put up. [EFF via Boing Boing]
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Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store
MacGeneration has spotted a new Airport Express unit listed at the Swiss online Apple Store. The updated router looks identical to the older Airport Express, however, the specification for the refreshed model lists 802.11n wireless network support. The Swiss variety shows a one week ship time and Macrumors is reporting a reliable source informs them of a $99 price point, as well as an ETA of sometime next week for a Stateside release—anyone taking bets for not Tuesday? As before, iTunes streaming, printer and internet sharing should all be thrown in. We'll keep you posted on any midweek confirmation. [Apple Store via MacGeneration via Macrumors]
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Turn a Nokia into a 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot With JoikuSpot
Just like WMWifiRouter did for 3G Windows Mobile phones, JoikuSpot allows 3G S60 Nokia phones to act like a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices. The principle is the same: a 3G connection comes in, goes through the phone, and out to your iPhone or laptop (through Wi-Fi) so you can access 3G on the go. However, JoikuSpot only supports HTTP and HTTPS, so Outlook, Skype and BitTorrent may not work (maybe not even some types of VPN). May want to poke around for more info before you rely on this for work on the go. [Joiku via IntoMobile]
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Having third-party manufacturers add functionality to the iPod after the fact is something Apple's familiar with, and this miShare song swapping gadget enables the iPod to join Microsoft's Zune space in song sharing. The $100 device has dock connectors on both sides, essentially ass-to-assing two iPods in order to allow them to pass songs back and forth. It's still unclear what types of songs, how many, and if movies and pics can be transferred, but an idea like this can snowball into something great if it's in the right hands. [ExpertLancer]
miShare Enables iPod to iPod Song Swapping
Having third-party manufacturers add functionality to the iPod after the fact is something Apple's familiar with, and this miShare song swapping gadget enables the iPod to join Microsoft's Zune space in song sharing. The $100 device has dock connectors on both sides, essentially ass-to-assing two iPods in order to allow them to pass songs back and forth. It's still unclear what types of songs, how many, and if movies and pics can be transferred, but an idea like this can snowball into something great if it's in the right hands. [ExpertLancer]
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Stream Zune Music to Nearby Zunes via FM
This idea could either be a "duh, why didn't I think of that?" or a "duh, I thought of that months ago," but it's neat enough to bring up. Apparently sharing tracks with the Zune isn't limited to its Wi-Fi feature. If you take advantage of the Zune's built-in FM receiver, you can attach an FM transmitter and broadcast your music to nearby units for easy listening. More »
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How to Sync Your Zune With Any PC
Following up on Zune hacks such as how to use the Zune as a portable hard drive, how to share songs multiple times, and how to bypass the Wi-Fi sharing DRM, there's now a hack to sync your Zune with any PC. More »
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Former Diamond, Musicmatch, and iRiver Execs Band Together To Make Captain Planet-Level Music Player
What do you get when you combine three execs from companies that didn't quite make as huge a dent on the portable media player industry as Apple? A company called Broadband Instruments with plans to release some sort of ultimate music player that's based on an "internet radio ecosystem". More »
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Despite being pretty certain that the Zune Phone was already in development, we haven't had many details about its featureset, timeline, or, well, anything else. Now we do.
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Even More Zune Phone Rumors! WiMax? VoIP? Sharing With Anybody?
Despite being pretty certain that the Zune Phone was already in development, we haven't had many details about its featureset, timeline, or, well, anything else. Now we do.
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World's First Peer To Peer DVR From NDS
A company called NDS seems to have made the first Peer to Peer Digital Video Recorder that lets users share recorded videos with anyone on the P2P network. What does this mean to you? Well, here's an example. More »
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Zune 58% Welcomes You to the Social
Microsoft Zune propaganda welcomes you to the social, but that's only about a 58% welcome, because sites around the blogosphere are noticing that around 42% of the songs they're trying to share Zune-to-Zune are on the "Zune sharing prohibited" list. Even that three days/3 plays DRM slapped on every shared song is not enough for those moneygrubbing and paranoid record labels. More »
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Share USB Devices Between Two Computers With the MultiSwitch
MultiSwitch, the first USB "Hub" that allows two machines to share one USB device, should be available in stores some time in early 2007. Why should this matter to you? Well, with MultiSwitch you can share printers, USB hard drives, card readers, fingerprint scanners, and whatever other USB devices you can think of without having to rig up a separate system sharing system. More »
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Zune Hack: Share That Song Again in Five Easy Steps
You knew this was inevitable: a way to disavow any knowledge of a transferred song on the Microsoft Zune, circumventing that share-once restriction in the player's WiFi routine. It's just a matter of a little simple digital prestidigitation, digging into a certain file and removing the name of the person who sent it to you, while that person does the same. Share that song again and again with these five steps:More »
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Even More Confirmation of Zune Rewards: Microsoft Buys Weedshare's IP
Microsoft signed a patent non-assertion agreement that grants Shared Media Licensing the rights to exploit its patent and any patents related to it without fear of legal repercussions. So if Microsoft should roll out a Zune compensated sharing program based on it, Shared Media Licensing and Weedshare already are in a unique position to leverage it for their own benefit.More »
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The Zune's File Sharing: Fast But Obtrusive?
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Remember the rumor that the Zune will pay you for sharing a song that someone ends up buying? Well, that rumor was squashed by Cesar, the pants wearing blogger last week. Not so fast, says a reader who uncovered a whitepaper from Microsoft detailing their possible foray into "off-line economies for digital media."
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Microsoft Was/Still Planning On Rewarding Zune Sharing?
Remember the rumor that the Zune will pay you for sharing a song that someone ends up buying? Well, that rumor was squashed by Cesar, the pants wearing blogger last week. Not so fast, says a reader who uncovered a whitepaper from Microsoft detailing their possible foray into "off-line economies for digital media."
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The Zune Will Not Pay You For Sharing Songs
Remember the rumor we had yesterday about the Zune possibly compensating you for sharing songs? Yeah. That's not true. Cesar from Zune Insider tells us: More »
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