When does inspiration become plagiarism?
admin | May 31, 2007
Every designers’ dirty little secret is that they copy other designers’ work. They see work they like, and they imitate it. Rather cheekily, they call this inspiration. This scourge of the design world has reached such epidemic proportions that there is…..
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How does it feel to get shafted by the music industry?
admin | April 6, 2007
Last month I wrote an article titled, Digital rights management dissected, where I looked with a cynical eye upon Steve Jobs, Apple, the music industry and DRM. Earlier this week Steve Jobs announced an agreement with EMI where Apple will sell DRM-free…..
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Digital rights management dissected
admin | March 5, 2007
Last week I was working with some digital video and acquired a few clips which were protected by Windows Media’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. This meant that I was prevented from using these clips in my project. The project in question…..
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