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Google AdSense has censored me because of the HD-DVD key

Rudd-O — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:09:18 +0000

Remember the HD-DVD key fiasco? They say no good deed goes unpunished, and ten months after the brouhaha that enraged millions on the Internet, I have received payment in due course — the suspension of my account:

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For authors: the most important decision of your life

Rudd-O — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:13:27 +0000

Esteemed (author, musician, programmer, filmmaker): you find that 99% of youngsters and middle-aged adults copy all sorts of stuff. So, what do you do?

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Un día en la vida del profesor Rudd-O, delincuente de profesión

Rudd-O — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:36:12 +0000

Yo soy un delincuente. Tú eres un delincuente. Todos somos delincuentes. Para ilustrar estos asertos, voy a relatar un día ordinario de un profesor ficticio que, sin embargo, nos atañe caramente, sin que nosotros siquiera estemos conscientes de ello. Los delitos aparecerán en negrilla.

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When legislators go to bed with special interests

Rudd-O — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:59:25 +0000

Don’t you hate it when a copyright legislator is found in bed with Big Media? Well, this time you have to tip your hat, because they were found in bed literally.

Litigios musicales: nueva estrategia contra la RIAA

Rudd-O — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:41:25 +0000

Me imagino que todos aquí están informados sobre los miles de juicios que la RIAA está siguiendo contra aficionados a la música en los EE.UU.

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Storytelling, HD-DVDs and the future of culture

Rudd-O — Sat, 26 May 2007 06:24:41 +0000

Lessig, in his book Free culture, makes an amazing point:

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Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event

Rudd-O — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:17:24 +0000

If there’s anything that can be said about the infamous HD-DVD Nacht and the past 48 hours, let’s say they’ve been hectic. I’ve documented the entire case from this magazine’s point of view — here’s an illustrated account of what happened here and around the Web.

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Spread this number

Rudd-O — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:30:05 +0000

09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0. Wanna know what’s so important about it?

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Jack Valenti is dead!

Rudd-O — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:25:51 +0000

Ding, dong, the witch is dead.

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On the duration of modern copyrights

Rudd-O — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:45:31 +0000

Copyright (years) = 70 + life of author + ( Disney political campaign donations / US$ 100.000.000 ) – years it takes for everyone to forget Mickey Mouse. There, I said it.

Success for free software in Latin America!

Rudd-O — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:48:26 +0000

Today is one of the happiest days I’ve had in a long while. Today was the day I received notice that Richard Stallman had a personal talk with Rafael Correa, our newly elected soon-to-be president.

And today was the day that the president elect pronounced himself in favor of migrating to free software!

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¡Excelentes noticias para el Ecuador! ¡Richard Stallman habla con el presidente electo, Rafael Correa!

Rudd-O — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:09:30 +0000

¡Fabuloso! ¡Estoy saltando de la emoción y no puedo contenerme! ¡Fantástico! Rafael Bonifaz nos relata:

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Open Source myths

Rudd-O — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:36:20 +0000

I just got fed up with commie-like Open Source users. Therefore, I wrote this: Frustration: some (Open Source) myths just refuse to die | Turbocharged. Interesting read, I promise — you’ll love it.

A guide to building your music library the cool way

Rudd-O — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:01:38 +0000

In this article, we’ll explore the three most effective ways to obtain music without paying through your nose or losing access to your music. If you’re fed up with the recording studios, just by reading this you’ll be making them soil their pants.

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On illegal immigration and illegal alien

Rudd-O — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:51:21 +0000

Hello! Today, we’ll be deconstructing a particularly contentious term, using nothing but language analysis. I’ll state the conclusion first: there’s no such thing as an illegal alien, even in the face of aliens breaking immigration law. Interested as to how I arrived to this conclusion? Then keep reading to find out why.

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