// Create arrays of articles syndicate.article_title = new Array; syndicate.article_url = new Array; syndicate.article_date = new Array; syndicate.article_summary = new Array; syndicate.article_content = new Array; // This section of the script is published by the software syndicate.index = 0; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Studios scramble to prevent Net piracy'; // syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://news.com.com/2100-1040_3-231874.html'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.mediagiraffe.org/artman/publish/cat_index_109.shtml#270'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul 19, 2005'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'On Cnet News.com, John Borland writes that internet movie piracy is looking to be an ever bigger issue than illegal music downloading. The film industry is looking at ways to prevent piracy, especially after illegal copies of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace appeared on the internet "despite unprecedented security measures." Borland reports that the film industry is likely to experience the same rampant piracy that the music industry has already experienced--but it has the luxury of being forewarned.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Copy, right?'; // syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/23/1077497503357.html?oneclick=true'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.mediagiraffe.org/artman/publish/cat_index_109.shtml#269'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Feb 24, 2004'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Adam Turner, on SMH.com.au, writes about DVD piracy and explains how DVD copying is being prevented with different technologies. New, cheaper DVD burners, though, make it possible to circumvent anti-piracy features.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Mail-order rental of DVDs is growth business for NetFlix'; // syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = ' http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/3614404.htm '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.mediagiraffe.org/artman/publish/cat_index_5.shtml#95'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jul 6, 2002'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Netflix is riding the wave of consumer demand for DVDs, pairing the Internet with old-fashioned mail to deliver 100,000 rentals a day nationwide. Mary Anne Ostrom of the San Jose Mercury News profiles the company. '; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Label, broadcaster oligopolies raise regulatory concerns'; // syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=print_page&doc_id%20=&articleID=CA220019'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.mediagiraffe.org/artman/publish/cat_index_5.shtml#71'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Jun 3, 2002'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Advertisers, small broadcasters and Congress are speaking out against what they consider an increasingly monopolized media industry that makes it nearly impossible for new and independent artists to get airplay or pitch shows or for small advertisers to buy time, Bill McConnell writes in a Broadcasting & Cable magazine wrapup of the situation. '; syndicate.index++; // Set defaults for arguments if user hasn't set them if (syndicate.title_fontface == null) { syndicate.title_fontface = 'Geneva, Arial, sans-serif'; } if (syndicate.title_fontsize == null) { syndicate.title_fontsize = '2'; } if (syndicate.title_fontcolor == null) { syndicate.title_fontcolor = '#003399'; } if (syndicate.title_fontbold == null) { syndicate.title_fontbold = true; } if (syndicate.title_fontital == null) { syndicate.title_fontital = false; } if (syndicate.date_fontface == null) { syndicate.date_fontface = 'Geneva, Arial, sans-serif'; } if (syndicate.date_fontsize == null) { syndicate.date_fontsize = '1'; } if (syndicate.date_fontcolor == null) { syndicate.date_fontcolor = '#6699cc'; } if (syndicate.date_fontbold == null) { syndicate.date_fontbold = false; } if (syndicate.date_fontital == null) { syndicate.date_fontital = false; } if (syndicate.date_fontunder == null) { syndicate.date_fontunder = false; } if (syndicate.summary_fontface == null) { syndicate.summary_fontface = 'Geneva, Arial, sans-serif'; } if (syndicate.summary_fontsize == null) { syndicate.summary_fontsize = '2'; } if (syndicate.summary_fontcolor == null) { syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#6699cc'; } if (syndicate.summary_fontbold == null) { syndicate.summary_fontbold = false; } if (syndicate.summary_fontital == null) { syndicate.summary_fontital = false; } if (syndicate.summary_fontunder == null) { syndicate.summary_fontunder = false; } if (syndicate.title_maxlength == null) { syndicate.title_maxlength = 0; } if (syndicate.summary_maxlength == null) { syndicate.summary_maxlength = 0; } if (syndicate.bgcolor == null) { syndicate.bgcolor = '#ffffff'; } if (!syndicate.max_articles) { syndicate.max_articles = syndicate.article_title.length; } // !syndicate.max_articles catches null and zero if (syndicate.display_date == null) { syndicate.display_date = true; } if (syndicate.display_summaries == null) { syndicate.display_summaries = true; } // Don't allow user to display too many articles if (syndicate.max_articles > syndicate.article_title.length) { syndicate.max_articles = syndicate.article_title.length; } /* //Function to crop text on word boundaries function crop_text(text, max_length) { // If the string is already small enough, return it unscathed if (text.length <= max_length) { return( text ); } // If the user has specified a length of 0, it means he wants the whole thing if (max_length == 0) { return( text ); } // Start looking for a space, leaving space for an elipsis on the end var test_length = (max_length - 3); if (test_length < 1) { return( '...' ); } // max_length too small while (text.charAt(test_length) != ' ') { test_length--; // If we didn't find any spaces to break on, return the string broken at max_length if (test_length == 0) { return( text.substring(0, max_length - 3) + '...' ); } } return text.substring(0, test_length) + '...'; } */ // List our articles, stopping if the user doesn't want any more for ( syndicate.index = 0; syndicate.index < syndicate.max_articles ; syndicate.index++ ) { /*syndicate.article_title[syndicate.index] = crop_text(syndicate.article_title[syndicate.index], syndicate.title_maxlength); syndicate.article_summary[syndicate.index] = crop_text(syndicate.article_summary[syndicate.index], syndicate.summary_maxlength);*/ document.write('