MetaFilter posts tagged with cnet

I'm in the other room surrounded by blankets.

blue_beetle — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:28:42 -0800

The model of the new media model (video), Leo Laporte talks to the Online News Association about new media and the origins of TechTV, ZDTv, and TWiT. (via)

Pepsi Big Blue

grouse — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:42:51 -0800

Scientists image single molecule with atomic force microscopy. See the original abstract in Science. CNET reproduces a representation of the experiment.

Tag 'Em and Bag 'Em

dand — Fri, 06 May 2005 13:28:02 -0800

How "Real ID" Act will affect you [CNET]
Starting three years from now, if you live or work in the United States, you'll need a federally approved ID card to travel on an airplane, open a bank account, collect Social Security payments, or take advantage of nearly any government service.

the odd couple

Tryptophan-5ht — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 01:34:22 -0800

wolves join federal sheep board (via dailyrotten)

Legal p2p?

tpl1212 — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 05:18:07 -0800

Three major record labels have inked deals with Peer Impact, a (still-in-beta) "legal p2p service"...this news on the heels of Shawn Fanning's "Snocap plan which involves identifying music files being traded through file-swapping networks and then attaching a price tag to them..." [+]

From the ashes...

nthdegx — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:24:46 -0800

CNET's music.download.com, aka the new look mp3.com beta launches in a week or two. Artists are asked to submit music from now, however. (Previously on metafilter: exhibts A and B.)

I just want what's mine!

ashbury — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:58:51 -0800

The file-sharing fight continues.
Recording industry associations in Denmark, Germany, Italy and Canada have filed lawsuits or taken other legal action, aiming mainly at heavy users accused of offering a large number of songs online.

In other news, A study of file-sharing's effects on music sales says online music trading appears to have had little part in the recent slide in CD sales.

FBI adds to wiretap wish list

fluffycreature — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 06:59:08 -0800

Proposal to have companies rewire their networks to support easy wiretapping by police "A far-reaching proposal from the FBI, made public Friday, would require all broadband Internet providers, including cable modem and DSL companies, to rewire their networks to support easy wiretapping by police. The FBI's request to the Federal Communications Commission aims to give police ready access to any form of Internet-based communications. If approved as drafted, the proposal could dramatically expand the scope of the agency's wiretap powers, raise costs for cable broadband companies and complicate Internet product development." Read more about the FBI's proposal at Cnet.com. or MSNBC. But where is the actual proposal?

Greed is God

kablam — Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:26:27 -0800

delenda mp3.com est "Vivendi Universal recently sold the MP3.com domain to CNet. However, they're not selling the approximately one million songs on the archive. (recorded by over 250,000 artists) Instead, they're simply destroying it as of December 3. MP3.com's founder and former CEO, Michael Robertson, is pleading with Vivendi to allow the Internet Archive to preserve the songs." (via Slashdot)

The Day the Music Died

Quartermass — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:17:55 -0800

Cnet has acquired "certain assets" of Mp3.com (read story here).

Please be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST the MP3.com website will no longer be accessible in its current form. Also, all content will be deleted from our servers and all previously submitted tapes, CD-ROMs and other media in our possession will be destroyed. We recommend that you make alternative content hosting arrangements as soon as practicable.

free enterprise versus free speech?

donkeyschlong — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 16:29:20 -0800

Akamai to Al-Jazeera: F*** off. In a manner of speaking.

Shrinkwrap, Software, EULAs and Reverse Engineering

ed — Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:52:13 -0800

Another way around sneaky agreements: A Californian is suing (PDF) Microsoft and Symantec over shrink-wrapped agreements and EULAs that are only readable when you first install the software, making a return or refund absolutely impossible. Many courts have upheld shrinkwrap licenses. Conversely, reverse engineering has been determined to constitute fair use. If this case sets a precedent, could we see abridged legalese on the side of future boxes or a rethinking of software licensing trends? Or will the cluttered tower of consumer rights, protection for software companies and code evolution and innovation topple over?

Avril Lavigne Virus

mary8nne — Thu, 09 Jan 2003 15:10:26 -0800

The latest fad. You know you're really famous when there is a virus named after you. Avril lavigne gets digital punk.

coming for us while we sleep

artifex — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:38:37 -0800

Apparently "Total Information Awareness" doesn't extend to the TIA project's own website.

ry — Tue, 28 May 2002 13:11:39 -0800

The Eminem Show reached #2 on the Gracenote charts last week, even though the album was not officially released until Sunday. Gracenote doesn't give exact figures on traffic, but it said the No. 2 slot in its charts represented a total figure of listeners in the "mid-tens of thousands" over the course of the week.

crasspastor — Tue, 08 Jan 2002 02:36:06 -0800

Nader to Gates: "It is significant that a small number of persons who run the company hold a substantial share of the stock in the company, a fact that is very unusual for such a large publicly traded corporation."

"This also raises questions about whether or not these persons, including yourself, are accumulating these staggering sums of cash to advance other agendas, rather than to advance the interest of shareholders."

Nader Nader Nader

mlinksva — Tue, 27 Nov 2001 15:45:39 -0800

Antidote to Dot-Com Is Dot-Gone, and the Dream With It. The tourists' decampment for winter was quite a spectacle, but the locals dig in.

christina — Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:11:45 -0800

yet another "those dang dotcommers" article i'm tired of all these "how the mighty have fallen" articles. When do we get to talk about something new??

john — Wed, 09 May 2001 16:39:43 -0800

What goes around comes around for Rambus. Like Jacob, I will predict that Steven is not suprised about the fraud claims.

john — Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:22:05 -0800

GeForce 3 to be available on Macs first. Check out the 3rd video down. Bonus: A look at the new ID 3D engine for Doom. High drool factor.

fraying — Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:40:46 -0800

Two of the biggest tech news sites seem to be coming up a little short in the creativity department. ZDNet and CNet News have both been redesigned recently, and their new similarities are astounding. Worse still, they both now feature huge, ugly ads (which we're supposed to "explore") that completely overwhelm the page.

mathowie — Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:41:16 -0800

IBM, with the latest attempt to put the genie back in the bottle. Their fatal flaw is betting on a post-napster world, though I bet their EMMS technology gets cracked before that ever happens.

Brilliantcrank — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:10:01 -0800

MacOS X comes of age. Microsoft has just announced that Microsoft Office will be released for the new Apple OS in the fall. "Analysts had warned that without a version of Office, or similar productivity suite, running natively under Mac OS X, Apple would face problems getting businesses to switch to the new operating system. "

rich — Tue, 09 Jan 2001 07:58:38 -0800

Privacy makes strides online. I'm actually pretty amazed by the ruling - while I think this is a great thing, could it be used for evil?

Steven Den Beste — Fri, 05 Jan 2001 19:12:01 -0800

Maybe I spoke too soon. A lot of semipro tech-zines, sort of like blogs except with specific subject matters to cover, are financed by ad networks. In the recent past a bunch of them have lost their funding when their ad networks went out of business. Now one of the biggest networks which remains is changing their terms to the detriment of the web sites. I gather that a lot of the ad networks were running at a loss, and of course new funding has dried up. [more inside]