Nine Inch Nails: The First Open-Source Band? (PC World)

January 7, 2009
PC World - Throughout his 20+ year career as the man behind industrial-rock act Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor has been no stranger to the ways of Creative Commons and digital distribution. In fact, he's let fans tinker with his musical creations as far back as the 1999 release of his two-disc album, "The Fragile," two years before the sharing and remixing licensing arrangements of the non-profit organization Creative Commons even existed.No tag for this post.













Electronics industry trio launches US gadget recycling program (AFP)

January 7, 2009

A worker lays out a logo at the stand of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic in Berlin in 2007. Consumer electronics titans Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba on Wednesday announced a program to recycle the televisions and other gadgets they sell in the United States.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Consumer electronics titans Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba on Wednesday announced a program to recycle the televisions and other gadgets they sell in the United States.


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Toyota to roll out safety, driver assist services (AP)

January 7, 2009
AP - Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to roll out new safety and driver-assist programs on certain Toyota and Lexus models beginning late this summer.No tag for this post.