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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Apple has Morphed into 1984's Big Brother

Remember that really cool TV ad that Apple ran during the 1984 Superbowl?  The one that showed (a very-hot) Anya Major swinging that big hammer at big brother?

Times have certainly changed since then.  Apple has become that malevolent force they sought to destroy.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Ethics or Morality of Music Swapping

The Ethics or Morality of Music Swapping
Originally Written 24-Apr-2003

As you no doubt have heard by now, music swapping (generally in the form of MP3 files) is a commonplace occurrence carried on with no more compunction than pocketing change found in a payphone coin return slot.

Popular opinion on the ethics or morality of music sharing ranges from "it's wrong, it's stealing, and no one should do it" to "All music should be free, baby!" with most people weighing in somewhere between these extremes.