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Category Archives: Politics
Legalize It!
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank introduced a bill today that would allow possession of up to 100 grams of marijuana. He obviously met with some opposition, mostly from Republicans and the DEA (who would lose a big part of their job). … Continue reading
Interview with RIAA Trial Juror
A juror from the recent trial, Capitol Records v. Thomas, speaks out. Wired has a story about an interview with Michael Hegg, a juror on the trial. The gist of it is, no surprise to me, that she lied and … Continue reading
More on the RIAA Case
Slashdot had a great roundup of CNet links today regarding the case. It’s no surprise to me, but the Bush administration applauds the verdict in this case. While I don’t think that the verdict was wrong, I also don’t see … Continue reading
Woman Found Guilty of Copyright Infringement, Forced to Pay $222,000 to RIAA
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
Justice Department opposed to Net Neutrality
This may or may not come as a shock to you, but the Justice Department has announced that they are opposed to the idea of net neutrality and favor the idea that ISP’s should be able to charge content providers … Continue reading