Category: Entertainment
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EMI and Apple drive a wedge into DRM
I was listening to the live webcast from EMI and Apple at lunchtime today announcing the availability of EMI’s music catalogue without digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. The first outlet where you will be able to buy such DRM-free music…
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300 in Second Life: Bringing something new to the virtual table
Holding events in Second Life of one kind or another is not new: people have been doing this since this virtual world started back in 2003. As more businesses enter Second Life, the idea of including this virtual world as…
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A first skirmish in the digital media war
A major kerfuffle has broken out in the UK between Virgin Media and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, with customers of both services losing out as the ham in the metaphorical sandwich. At midnight last night, a deadline expired for both companies…
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Celebrity Big Brother fall out gets the eyeballs
A very public kerfuffle has erupted in the UK during this week over the Celebrity Big Brother reality TV show that’s extended right up the political chain to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Charges of racism and bigotry have been leveled…
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TOTP tunes out
Nostalgia ruled last night as I watched the very last Top of The Pops on BBC2 which we get here on cable TV. The one-hour special included clips from rock legends who were in the shows during the last four…