Being a huge fan of Patrick McGoohan, I was pretty disappointed/ticked off at his omission from the In Memorium segment on the Oscars Sunday. Well, I was not the only person who noticed – This posting from Mark Evanier takes…
Month: February 2009
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Watchmen compared to The Godfather?!
This article/review of the new movie Watchmen (based on the Best. Comic. Ever) compares it to The Godfather. If this is so, I may lose control of all my bodily functions next Friday when it opens and I finally get…
Movies
By all that’s holy… will we finally see Orson Welles’ last film, The Other Side of the Wind?
I’m a HUGE Orson Welles fan, as big (pun unintended when it comes to Orson) as they come, and this article has quotes from people involved in the making and support of his last film, The Other Side of the…
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Wil Wheaton has seen Watchmen, the lucky so-and-so…
Former Trek star Wil Wheaton has seen Watchmen at an advance screening. I’m uber-jealous, but very pleased that he likes it. Quite a bit, actually…
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VIDEO: Wrestler parody, The Uncler…
I LOVED The Wrestler, and I think this parody pretty much nails that movie… In this trailer, Uncle Sam is the “washed-up” protagonist… The Uncler w/ Uncle Sam and Alyssa Milano from Alyssa Milano
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Peter Gabriel refuses to perform for the Oscars (cause they only gave him 65 seconds to sing)!
Good grief, here’s ANOTHER reason not to watch the Oscars: Peter Gabriel, one of my favorite artists, has declined to perform “Back to Earth”, the nominated song from Wall-E, because the producers only gave him 65 seconds on-air! Way to…
Geek, TV
VIDEO: Oh, and don’t have time to watch dozens of episodes of Galactica? Watch this:
If you’re curious about Battlestar Galactica, watch these vids: They’ll catch ya right up.
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Reax to Battlestar Galactica’s Cylon data dump “No Exit”
Well, if you are a fan of the new Battlestar Galactica and missed this past Friday’s episode, you missed a lot. Seriously, A LOT. Basically, the entire story-line/history of the Cylons was presented, narratively, throughout the episode – it was…
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VIDEO: Trailer for The People Vs. George Lucas
I have a love/hate relationship with Star Wars. I am a fan, though the humanism of Star Trek will always make me prefer that series. Star Wars is all peaks and valleys to me – the first two films being…
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VIDEO: Bootleg of the new Transformers 2 Trailer…
See it before the lawyers send those cease and desist letters!
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Apple says jailbreaking is illegal
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Software, Hacks, Odds and ends, Open Source, Apple, Jailbreak/pwnage
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted the news that Apple has filed comments with the US Copyright Office stating that the act of jailbreaking your iPhone is a copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, and therefore illegal. The EFF says that Apple is claiming that jailbreak apps still require modified versions of Apple’s software, and Apple apparently believes that those versions are infringing on their copyrights.
The EFF responds, in turn, that “reverse engineering is a fair use when done for purposes of fostering interoperability with independently created software,” saying that yes, even though jailbreakers are using Apple’s copyrighted code, they are doing so in a way that allows them functionality that Apple doesn’t provide access to on their own.
At this point, of course, this is just a complaint in the copyright office, and Apple hasn’t made any legal moves yet against anyone responsible for jailbreaking. As the EFF states, it would be extremely hard for them to go after individual jailbreakers — if you buy an iPhone, it should be your right to “get under the hood,” as they say, and do what you want.
But (and keep in mind that this is TUAW, not The Unofficial Legal Weblog, and we are not lawyers) it seems Apple may be able to try and make a case against anyone offering software that does modify or otherwise “misuse” their copyrighted code. We’ll have to see if they explore that position more in the future. You can read Apple’s full response here (27 pages). You can see the EFF’s initial filings here.
Stay tuned for more news and analysis on the issue.
Apple says jailbreaking is illegal originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apple says jailbreaking is illegal originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Did Andy Griffith help Obama win North Carolina?
Mark Evanier thinks so…
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Shocking news…
Shocking, indeed…
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My next gadget purchase: MSI Wind Netbook
When you see me at SXSW in March, be sure to ask about my new MSI Wind Netbook. I plan on getting one in the next two weeks and installing OS X on it… Apple, please note: A LOT of…
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Rest in peace James Whitmore…
An actor’s actor, James Whitmore starred in many many films, including Kiss Me Kate, The Shawshank Redemption, Planet of the Apes, Battleground (with Ricardo Montalban)… Whitmore died yesterday at the age of 87. Frank Darabont, the director of Shawshank, eulogizes…
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Video: The Keene Act and You, an educational film from the world of the Watchmen
Man, I want a job doing viral videos/marketing for cool movies…