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August 23, 2005
Residents' Podcast
What we've all been waiting for...here
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SUN's DRM announce
The Progress & Freedom Foundation - News
The Progress & Freedom Foundation's 11th Annual Aspen Summit kicked off on Sunday, August 21st, with the announcement of a new digital rights management system from Jonathan Schwartz, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sun Microsystems. Schwartz announced the launch of the Open Media Commons initiative, an "open source community project developing a royalty-free digital rights management standard."
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August 19, 2005
Open Media Network
Netscape pioneers Mike Homer and Marc Andreessen are back on the start-up scene, launching a TiVo-like online network for distributing and viewing public TV, radio and grassroots media.
The free service, called the Open Media Network, is aimed initially at letting traditional public broadcasters and independent filmmakers distribute their work on the Net. But it will also allow ordinary computer users to publish their files.
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August 11, 2005
DIY artistis
CNN.com - Music acts 'go it alone' - Aug 11, 2005
Ron Haney, lead guitarist and vocalist for the Churchills, spends several weeks a year in Los Angeles pitching the band's songs to television insiders. "TV is the new radio," Haney said. "Kids don't listen to radio like they used to. TV is what's used now to break bands."
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