… you can’t win either way … Steal This Comic from xkcd
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I have managed to install Vista Ultimate Edition on the M400 and so far I am reasonably happy with it. This is a cautious install – there are a few things that I’m uncertain about – so I have retained my Tablet Edition (XP) in a dual boot configuration. Early impressions: Good Vista installed very easily. When it comes to music files, Bill Gates simply had this to say in summary; “People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.” Except, of course, if you live in New Zealand. The copyright/wrong bill is marching on towards becoming law. The trouble is that at the moment the mud is no less opaque than it was. Will we be able to legaly copy that brand new CD so that we can listen on that lovely new teacher laptop so thoughtfully subsidised by the Ministry of Education? Possibly. [...] Eight days since I last posted. I wish that I could say that I have been doing exciting, worthy things but sadly, no. it’s milestone and variation time here in ICT-PD-land and it’s all been about collating and compiling and putting it all together. This morning’s Sunday Star Times had a spend-up-before -Christmas glossy about some [...] The National Library (amongst others) has just released the Draft New Zealand Digital Content Strategy Document. “The draft New Zealand Digital Content Strategy is a sub-strategy of the Digital Strategy, and is the government’s five-year vision for unlocking New Zealand’s stock of content and providing all New Zealanders with seamless, easy access to the information that [...] The New Zealand government’s proposed DRM and trusted computing policies have been brought to world-wide attention this week. The NZ government website states: “Trusted computing and digital rights management are complementary technologies that are beginning to be deployed internationally. They are expected to become commonplace. Although they may offer benefits, they will also introduce potential risks [...] |
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