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The EFF has a pretty huge list of Patents that they feel need to be squashed or redefined. Companies have been taking advantage of loose patenting laws and taking advantage of small companies that cannot defend themselves. Well they are now going after the first 10 and will ask the US Patent office to re-examine. [Wired] [EFF Patent Busting Project]
OK here is some good news from the digital divide that puts some of the tech industries biggest players on the side of consumers in supporting the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act which is also referred to HR 107 which I have been advocating that you support. I am continuing to encourage you to write to your Congressional Representative to
I have been watching the commentary grow over the proposed Pirate Act which is getting a lot of press over the past week and a lot of people are very worried that the government is going to start wholesale prosecutions of people who share music / software on the Internet. I need more information before I can really come to
Do you remember when you where a kid and you did not have enough money to buy music and you taped music directly off the radio onto your cassette tape. I am sure some of you are going to say are you kidding who would do that. Well I did as my allowance each week definitely was not spent on
Back when America had a true wild wild west their where bounty posters for murder's, bank robbers etc. Well the FTC is considering putting out a bounty on Spammers. The idea is under discussion but just how much is a spammer worth. The spammers are so desperate for money that they just might turn on one another [Techdirt]
If he can get this pushed through as a election year feel good type of legislation than I am all for it. I doubt that those in Congress will be as willing to put a halt on what could be the loss of significant tax dollars. [Yahoo]
I really wonder how few people the RIAA actually signed up for the Amnesty program that allowed consumers to sign a agreement basically admitting guilt in sharing files by then deleting the data and then the RIAA said they would not be targeted. If they received more than a 100 applications I would be surprised. The RIAA has been keeping