Daily Archives: October 5, 2007

Woman Found Guilty of Copyright Infringement, Forced to Pay $222,000 to RIAA

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Runaway Jim

A jury decided that a Minnesota woman had pirated 24 copyrighted songs and forced her to pay $222,000.  I won’t repeat all the facts of the case, they’re all over the ‘net.  This was the first trial that went to … Continue reading →

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Tech Support “Professionals” Over-charging and Mis-diagnosing

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Runaway Jim

I recently came across a “sting” piece from the CBC about the various computer repair people over-charging and giving wrong diagnoses of the issues with computers.  While I don’t necessarily agree with using a sting operation to determine just how … Continue reading →

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