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  • Jens of Sweden Rejects Copyright Charge

    “Jens of Sweden, a company which produces mp3 players, is facing legal proceedings for after flatly refusing to pay a controversial ‘copying charge’ on its products.

    “It’s not our problem that the record industry hasn’t come up with its own solution,” said the company’s owner, Jens Nylander. […] He said that there are several large companies which do not pay the charge, including Apple with its iPod, but Copyswede is only taking legal action against his company and one other.

    The Local via /. via Juha

    I’ve had my eye on Jens’ players because of their support for Ogg Vorbis. But in addition to that they also seem to have the balls to fight back when it comes to copyright tax issues. Go Jens!

    I don’t know what they were doing when the cassette compensation was expanded to cover MP3 players in Sweden, but why haven’t any of the companies voiced their opinions here in Finland? I’d presume it’s much harder to fight the law in court than it is to fight it when it’s being crafted.

  • New tech knocks out digital cameras

    “Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have come up with an inexpensive way to prevent digital cameras and digital video cameras from capturing that secret shot.”

    News.com via K. Haakana

  • USB for your car

    “With digital music players becoming more ubiquitous, Volkswagen AG is offering a stereo component that lets motorists plug in all manner of portable digital players — not just iPods — and manage their tunes and podcasts on a dashboard display.”

    CNN via /.

  • Enthusiast uses Google to reveal Roman ruins

    “Using satellite images from Google Maps and Google Earth, an Italian computer programmer has stumbled upon the remains of an ancient villa.”

    news@nature.com via Waxy.org
    some links added

  • SCEE Announces Recall of AC Adaptors sold with the slimline PlayStation 2

    “Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is providing new AC Adaptors free of charge to replace certain AC Adaptors that are supplied with the new black slimline [PlayStation 2]. To verify if you own an affected AC Adaptor you will need your [PlayStation 2] model number (located on the back of your console), your AC Adaptor code and AC Adaptor manufacturing date code (both located on your AC Adaptor).”

    ps2ac.com via ITviikko via Juha

    The instructions are available in many other European languages besides English (including Finnish).

  • Google Earth threatens "democracy"

    “The recent news that South Korea is to take the US to task over Google Earth images which expose its military installations to close Commie scrutiny has provoked a mini stampede of other peace-loving nations eager to protect their assets from prying eyes. Enter stage right Thailand, which says it may ask Google to “block images of important state buildings vulnerable to attack”.”

    The Register via Fark.com

  • Enterblogiin kommentointi

    “Enterblogissa on tänään otettu koekäyttöön kommentointimahdollisuus. Spämmäyksen estämiseksi kommentit tarkastetaan ennen niiden julkaisua.”

    Enterblogi

  • Eduskunta avaamassa uudelleen tekijänoikeuslain

    “Sisällön puolesta jo lähes lukkoon lyöty, vain viimeisiä muodollisuuksia vailla ollut uusi tekijänoikeuslaki saatetaan avata eduskunnassa uudestaan. Eduskunnan suuri valiokunta selvittää, ovatko uuteen lakiin otetut määräykset kopiointisuojasta kohtuuttomia ja voisiko niitä lieventää.”

    HS Verkkoliite
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  • F-Secure enters hardware business

    “We’ve been a software company for 17 years. But today we started selling our first harware product, ever. Which is cool.

    The box is called F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway. It’s a 1U-sized rack-mountable appliance that sits next to your email server and filters spam and viruses from the message traffic, automatically.”

    F-Secure
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  • Virus iski Lahden kaupungin tietokoneisiin

    “Lahden kaupungin tietokoneet saastuivat reilu viikko sitten viruksesta, joka pitää tietoasiantuntijat kiireisinä vielä ainakin tämän viikon.  […] Yhden koneen siivoaminen vie aikaa puolesta tunnista kolmeen tuntiin. Askaretta riittää, kun koneita on puhdistettavana tuhat. […]

    Virushyökkäys on aiheuttanut katkoksia kaupungin tietoliikenteessä, mutta tietohallintopäällikkö [Marko] Monnin mukaan tärkeät perustoiminnot esimerkiksi sairaalalle on pystytty turvaamaan.”

    Etelä-Suomen Sanomat via Sektori.com