Tuesday, June 4, 2002

ReplayTV Won't Quit, Won't Quit. Fresh from a victory in court, Sonicblue unveils a new version of its digital recording system. The move looks like a battle cry in its fight with the entertainment industry. By Brad King. [Wired News]

Apple backs MPEG-4 despite fee dispute. The company previews QuickTime 6 with the next-generation compression technology, declining to wait for final terms of a controversial licensing plan. [CNET News.com]

EFF: BPDG one-page critique. In other words, the proposed BPDG Standard is a ``mini-Hollings'' bill for all devices capable of interoperating with DTV. EFF joins technology companies, consumer groups, and industry associations in opposing the deeply flawed BPDG Standard proposed in the Final Report. [Tomalak's Realm]

Brewster's Back - Public Access to the Public Domain. Brewster Kahle, Official Internet Public Treasure and Monument to Good, is at it again. Not content with the Internet Archive, he wants to put all Public Domain books online forever. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Napster: Gimme shelter in Chapter 11. The embattled Internet music upstart files the paperwork in a Delaware court as part of an $8 million deal to become a wholly owned unit of Bertelsmann. [CNET News.com]

Sonicblue Freed From Monitoring. The prominent video recording company grabs a big win in court, where a judge reverses a ruling that had ordered it to gather customer information. By Farhad Manjoo. [Wired News]