That simple same ole, same old url hypertext linking trick:

1.) Copy and Paste (or painstakingly "type") the following:

[url= http://linkwhatever.com]Headline[ /url]

2.) REMOVE the 2 spaces.

3.) Trade "http://linkwhatever.com" with the actual link you are presenting

4.) Trade "Headline" with the article/story headline (or your own creative and descriptive text!)

5.) Hard part is DONE! Throw in whatever else you want to say at this point!

Keep us educated!

There's a story at the Washington Post today that I won't bother linking to. I think we can capture the essense with just a couple of paragraphs.

"Ben Freedland bought a new music CD by campus fave the Dave Matthews Band, then he tried to upload it onto his Apple iPod.

"The screen went blank, then a copyright agreement popped up. The music wasn't going anywhere. Freedland could play the CD on his laptop, but he couldn't transfer it, and he couldn't copy it to share the mellow grooves with friends or family.

"Freedland deemed the CD 'worthless.'"

Page 3 of the story contains this gem:

"For their part, record companies say content protection won't hurt sales."

hahahahahaha

Silly boy. Did he disable autorun on his disc drives? Or press the shift key?

"When Sony Corp. opened up the proprietary Universal Media Disk (UMD) format that the company uses in its PlayStation Portable (PSP) to encourage others to provide content for their gaming device, they didn't have porn in mind."

http://www.geekinformed.com/content/view/346/1/

Kinda funny....neither did P2P programs.

Hey cool, maybe we can finally get translated hentai games over here, instead of having to hack/mod/bastardize our systems. *cough* I mean, what a shame to deface the morals and good image of Sony's wonderful products. Hope they start selling PSP pron at goodvibes or babeland.

ALERT!

Broadcast flag to be snuck into appropriations bill.

mere HOURS to act

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/003720.php

A guy in Scottsdale, AZ, was found guilty yesterday of having a Halloween display that was "too loud and too scary." He's looking at a $2500 fine and a few weeks in jail.

Alice Cooper also runs a haunted house in Phoenix at Halloween. Alice has not been accused of being too loud or too scary.

More Bizarro World News as it happens...

Bob Lefsetz rants:

"We're being duped. The RIAA keeps saying it's saving the MUSIC when really all its label members are interested in is saving THEMSELVES!"

CD/DVD plant busted --AP

New Century Media was shutdown by the Southern California High Tech Task Force last week, according to the MPAA. The company was founded in 1989 by Carson and Jennifer Yu and provided clients with CD and DVD copies produced in China.

Chinese government offering rewards for piracy tips --AP

The announcement of a piracy hot line for tipsters came as the government announced yet another round in its perennial campaign to combat rampant piracy of movies, music and other copyrighted materials, the state-run newspaper China Daily reported.

Radio Ad Market not doing so well? --Reuters

Study says Digital Player Market on the UP --Reuters

Warner Music off as analysts weigh in --Market Watch

Warner Music Group Corp. gave up ground along with the overall market Monday as mostly positive comments from the company after its recently completed initial public offering failed to generate buying interest.

Six News Junkies Offer Ideas to CBS --AP

Writers union seeks to organize U.S. reality TV --Reuters

Wtf? I thought it "wasn't scripted" ...lol.

Just when you thought there was an upside to the whole fiasco...

Acquittal boosts radio play of Jackson songs --AFP

TransMusicales introduces China to big time outdoor music festivals --AFP

CEO Says Google Won't Compete With PayPal --AP

...aw, but why not?

Big Media News flirts with "wikitorials", gets slapped in face, hopefully will stay out of the picture for good. --AP

(Thanks goes out to the slashdotters!)

"But the number of "inappropriate" posts soon began to overwhelm the editors' ability to monitor the site. On Sunday, editors decided to remove the feature."

IMHO, these media corporations should just stay away from trying to capitalize on any of the cool things the Internet has to offer to the people. Serves them right that this happened.

Spokane Mayor Debates Privacy Online --AP

After what Mayor James West called his "brutal outing" by a newspaper that published transcripts of his conversations from a gay chat room, he complained in an e-mail to the city's commission on race relations. West asked: "Should we all fear that our private conversations will be splashed publicly and out of context for all in our sphere to see?" The answer, Internet privacy advocates say, is "yes."

I usually only do OBIT's on musicians, but:

Jack Kilby, inventor of integrated circuit, dies --Reuters

'Cop killer' video game targeted by U.S. senator --Reuters

Chuck Schumer don't like it.

It's not just lonely at the top; it can be 'disengaging,' too --USA Today

IRiver Unveils Flashy MP3 Players --PC World

More carmakers now offering both Sirius, XM --USA Today

"We're being duped. The RIAA keeps saying it's saving the MUSIC when really all its label members are interested in is saving THEMSELVES!"

I'm shocked. That's right, shocked. You mean it's not all about the artists? This destroys my entire vision of the world. Woe is me.

Settle, George. Settle.

On the link here to

Date: June 21, 2005 @ 7:58 PM
CD/DVD plant busted --AP

is the following responce from those busted.
MPAA">http://http://p2pnet.net/story/5305">MPAA accused of slander

Crap, still getting used to Linux. Sorry the text editor inserted the "> during the copy/paste.

Shmoo, could you edit that and straighten it out and delete this post? My kingdom for a edit feature.

True Copyright Infringement

I prefered that term instead of the misused "piracy" term.

Slightly Off-Topic

Forget about "intellectual property" for a moment, and lets all worry about our actual property.
SCOTUS ok's personal property siezures

We finally own our house, and now we have to worry that it might be snatched up in a land grab? Oh sure, we'll be "compensated" but where are we going to find a $20k home again?