Digital Equipment Malfunction
I’ve neglected this blog lately not due to lack of programming, but because I’m only coding on projects that I’ve already discussed on here. I had planned to do a mundane post about new features on the DungeonRunner character viewer, but then I stumbled across some stories that work well together.
Remember the ‘equipment malfunction’ during the Super Bowl a few years back? How it was a severe understatement, as well as a stupid excuse for a dumb plan? The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has just made a digital version. They traditionally blame college students for all manner of atrocities, everything from wanting to watch legal DVDs on their Linux machine to downloading movies. A wee bit ago they announced shocking statistics that proved college students were responsible for 40% of all illegal movies downloaded. This led to a campaign of terror at many big-name schools, as well as lobbying to force Congress to add in stipulations for cracking down on file sharing in new higher education funding. It turns out, they were wrong. Taken from their statement: