The Howell case? Where does it say he did that?

From this Slashdot story: [link]

The original article implied that the Association's suit stemmed from the music ripping. As it actually stands the defendant isn't being sued over CD ripping, but for placing files in a shared directory.

Which references this engadget story: [link]

Although there it says:

Jeffery isn't actually being sued for ripping CDs, like the Washington Post and several other sources have reported, but for plain old illegal downloading.

So is "illegal downloading" the same as "placing files in a shared directory"? Doesn't seem so to me, but in that case I don't know where the Slashdot poster got the "shared directory" thing from....

eta: I seem to recall reading the "shared directory" thing before, but I don't remember where....

Thanks tommyrot.

This story is still not be (sic) reported correctly. The court briefing states that copying a CD to a computer in MP3 format and putting it in their shared KAZA folder is what made the copies illegal.

Now, if this is the case, then Howell's a double moron. First for challenging the case, and second for still using KAZA.

The MPAA considers uploading (or putting stuff in a shared folder in a file-sharing program) to be worse than downloading, right? Or when you download a file with a file-sharing program, is the file generally left in the shared folder, available for others to download? (In which case the distinction might not mean much.)

David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars [link]

Demonic Dismembered Baby Head Theremins

eBay auction: [link]

The guy also has an auction for a disco ball theremin....

Bah! It uses a photo-cell which, in my book, isn't a "real" theremin.

t /theresnob

Oh yeah, I'm sure that tag closes. not.

I theresniff in the general direction of their photocells....

Bah! It uses a photo-cell which, in my book, isn't a "real" theremin.

D'oh! I missed that.

Yes, I concur those aren't real theremins....

My partner in theresnobbery!