Dreary day. ::sighs::




I saw Harry Potter. Last weekend.
Wow.




So I have my MIT interview Tuesday @ Borders, 5pm. Not quite sure if I should be apprehensive or not. I suppose I'll be composing a portfolio of work to bring to the interview consisting primarily of :
Past websites created.
This blog.
Some photos of hobbies that aren't posted on Flickr's album.

I don't want it to be too large, but enough to supplement our discussion. I'll probably bring my laptop to help present. I'm not really sure what to expect though.

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In Other News:

US rights body and state of Texas file against Sony BMG 10:37AM

The leading US digital rights campaigner has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony BMG, demanding that the company repair the damage done by the DRM software it included on over 24 million music CDs. The record label also faces litigation from the US state of Texas.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said that although Sony BMG has gone some way to remedy the security risks posed by First4Internet's XCP software and begun to recall and replace discs, its measures 'still fall short'.

Moreover, it added, 'Sony BMG has failed entirely to respond to concerns about MediaMax, which affects more than 20 million CDs - ten times the number of CDs as the XCP software.'

EFF lawyers said that music buyers should not have to install potentially dangerous and intrusive software simply to play their CDs. It also criticised Sony for not widely publicising the recall programme.

'Regular CDs have a proven track record - no one has been exposed to viruses or spyware by playing a regular audio CD on a computer. Why should legitimate customers be guinea pigs for Sony BMG's experiments?'

Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl agreed: 'Consumers have a right to listen to the music they have purchased in private, without record companies spying on their listening habits with surreptitiously-installed programs. Between the privacy invasions and computer security issues inherent in these technologies, companies should consider whether the damage done to consumer trust and their own public image is worth its scant protection.'

The EFF is also demanding that Sony withdraws its controversial End User License [sic] Agreement, reproduced in full by p2pnet. Under the conditions imposed by the licence, digital copies of a CD must be destroyed if the CD is lost is stolen or if the owner is declared bankrupt.

The EFF has sent an open letter to Sony, which in turn has yet to comment. First4Internet and SunnComm have also kept their own counsel.

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Not sure who has kept up with this, but I find this somewhat annoying. I'd have to say quite unexpected too. Sony has always had a pretty reliable spot software-wise in my book. This slew of law suits probably will weaken their public image substantially, especially with alot of their more dependent customers who actually buy their CDs frequently.