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23 Aug 2009 23:11
8/24 FYI, I'm going to be away for the next three weeks - by now thanks to modern technology accessing the Internet isn't an issue, but posting news is - so people keep visiting the forum's news section as there won't be any news posted here except on weekends. 8/23 ProgDVB 6.12 has new functions to access channels over the Internet. 8/21 DivX 7.2.1 is out - no changelog yet though.
The Pirate Bay - which might not be around in its current form anyway at the cutoff date - will be blocked by Irish ISP eircom starting September 1st. I guess it's time to switch ISPs right about now if you've used the site in the past..
8/20 DviXFix++ 0.33 adds a cli play mode, supports various older Microsoft media video codec types and fixes a bunch of issues. 8/19 DivX Plus HD is coming to a NEC player near you soon - NEC's EMAA series of chipsets for Blu-ray players and high definition TV settop boxes will not only be able to play Blu-ray and HDTV content but also DivX Plus HD (MPEG-4 AVC video and AAC audio in an MKV container) 8/18 AviDemux 2.5.1 re-enables various video and audio encoders that were disabled in version 2.50, uses up-to-date ffmpeg libraries, contains various improvements for various codecs and there are some improvements in the GTK+ interface as well.
We all know that these days, getting access to copyrighted content prior to its official sanctioned release (by the RIAA or MPAA) is going to happen inevitably - it's just that sometimes, the source of the leak comes from unlikely source - the artists themselves: the latest RadioHead track to leak into P2P networks was actually leaked by the artists themselves. The band noted that they hoped the fans liked their latest work ;)
8/17 In what is certainly going to give the RIAA some sleepless nights (trying to figure out a workaround), an Austrian court just ruled that the music industry cannot get subscriber information from P2P users that are using a dynamic IP address (because the provider has no rights to save the association between subscriber and IP address). 8/16 ProgDVB 6.11.8 contains improved transcoding and other changes and fixes. 8/15 Just in case you haven't noticed - political affiliations play no role in politics when it comes to copyright law - Hollywood might be left, but their guys in congress are just as much pro copyright as the big business friendly right - so it should come as no surprise that Obama's department of justice comes down on the RIAA's side of the 1.92 million ruling against Jammie Thomas-Rasset.
And in what is going to be a serious headache for the RIAA, the singer of the band Morrisey asks fans not to buy their latest "release" since all the money earned will go into the pockets of their label, and the band won't make any money of it. Yeah, it's really all about the artists, isn't it?
New business models are generally bad, right? At least that's Fox'es take on the Redbox DVD rental service in the US. Apparently, 1$ is just too little (even though it's none of their business how much a rental service charges) so Fox has instructed their subsidiaries to delay new releases for the outfit for at least 30 days. And, Warner has just joined the party. How dare they charge whatever they feel will make them a profit without asking us to approve the amount of such a charge?
Expect to see more Disney Blu-ray releases that come with a DVD options- according to Video Business, the Blu-ray + DVD option is here to stay at least through 2010.
Is Australia joining the ranks of copyright industry friendly nations? according to the Australian EFF chapter, that's exactly what the latest governmental proposal (dubbed Telecommunication Interception and Access Amendment Bill of 2009) in copyright reform is all about.
Then we have Canada under an constant onslaught of US sponsored attempts to pass a more copyright industry friendly copyright legislation. Currently, the Canadian government is holding public consultations on copyright reform, so if you live in the great (white) north, it's time to visit the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Right's website and send their pre-made letter voicing concerns about the direction the current consultation is taking to the government - being on a US watchlist is actually a good thing when it comes to copyright law so make sure your country stays there.
Finally, the poor artists that are cheated out of their money have once again sided with those dirty pirates - Swedish Artist Magnus Uggla has gone on record saying that he'd rather be "raped" by The Pirate Bay than receiving virtually no payment for the "legit" music service Spotify. So, it's all about the artists, right? Then what's the company line of the artist doesn't fall in line?
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