High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewLibrary of Congress Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/library-of-congress/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Why We Don’t Actually Own the Things We Own https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jailbreaking-illegal/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jailbreaking-illegal/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:00:25 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=43077 In an act of stunning contradiction and irrationality, the Library of Congress ruled last week that, while it’s acceptable for iPhone or smartphone owners to “jailbreak” (to crack hardware limitations in order to install software not authorized by the device manufacturer) their phones, it is illegal to do so to an iPad, tablet computer or...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jailbreaking-illegal/feed/ 6 Stupid Is As the National Film Registry Does https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/national-film-registry-2011/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/national-film-registry-2011/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:00:36 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=27842 Each year, the Library of Congress adds exactly 25 movies to the National Film Registry. Thousands of potential films from the entire history of cinema are evaluated for this honor. Those limited few that get chosen are determined to be “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” works that are “selected because of their enduring significance to...

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