Just read a post at The Chronicle (of Higher Education) about how the RIAA goes about identifying alleged music pirates. Apparently an anonymous representative of the organization stopped by the Chronicle’s offices and gave a rundown of how it’s done. I found it funny, and perfectly obvious, that they would use Limewire to identify people who share songs on the RIAA hotlist. Read more…
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The internet is not a big truck.
Watch Jon Stewart rip the Alaskan senator, who is chairman of the Senate commerce committee, on his ridiculous inability to explain the way the internet works. Classic.
Edit: The link above is dead, but I found the clip on SpikedHumor.com!
Also, have a listen to DJ Ted’s Techno Tubes Mix. Senator Stevens, your 15 minutes begins now.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
UPDATE: A Series of Tubes: The Trailer. [link] Will the fun never stop?
