p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Earlier today we ran Tom Koltai’s break-down of a scabrous article from Barrie McKenna ripping into Canada on behalf of the entertainment cartels, and published without qualification by the Globe and Mail.
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p2pnet news view Radio | P2P | Politics:- The RIAA comes across as an honest trade organisation representing thousands of separate US recording industry companies. It’s responsible for producing statistics, ‘certifying’ attaboy awards for contracted performers who’ve made lots of money for the labels, arranging soirées so politicians can mix with, and be influenced by, vested interests. And so on
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p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- “There is a major seditious conspiracy afoot within the government and the courts of the United States, intent on obstructing the execution of the laws and impeding the due course of justice under those laws,” blogs Anthony Peter Keyter (right).
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‘New’ Jackson Song Is 26 Years Old IMDb After onetime [Canadian] pop star Paul Anka complained over the weekend that he was the principal composer of “This Is It,” the title song of the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary — and threatened to sue — the Jackson estate quickly conceded that Anka’s claims were justified and quickly granted him 50 percent of the copyright. Youth ‘cannot live’ without web BBC The 16-24 age group has been dubbed “digital natives”. A survey of 16 to 24 year olds has found that 75% of them feel they “couldn’t live” without the internet.
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p2pnet news view | Freedom:- If you’re in Massachusetts and you have reason to worry about cops siccing a tracking device onto your car, the EFF is in your corner. “The Supreme Court of Massachusetts recently held that officers may not place GPS tracking devices on cars without first getting a warrant,” writes Jennifer Granick in Deep Links , going on »»» The case, Commonwealth v.
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p2pnet news view P2P:- In a major screw-up, the Associated Press ran internal notes about the arrest of film director Roman Polanski instead of a story. “The document details an exchange of messages between reporters about Mr Polanski, who was held in Switzerland and faces extradition to the US,” says the BBC . The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office wants Polanski extradited from Switzerland to face charges that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl three decades ago.
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p2pnet news view | P2P |Â Politics:- Another anti-P2P hard-liner has been appointed to high office in the Obama administration. In a move praised, surprisingly, by Public Knowledge president and co-founder Gigi B. Sohn, Victoria Espinel has been nominated as America’s new IP czar, or Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as she’ll be officially known.
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Republicans to Push Against Net Neutrality; FCC Says Start of Process Washington Post Senate Republicans moved Monday afternoon to prevent the FCC’s proposed rules on net neutrality with an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill that would tie up funding at the agency for new regulatory mandates. Observers said, however, that the move was unlikely to be approved in the Democrat-majority Congress. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), ranking member of Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, said in a release: “We must tread lightly when it comes to new regulations.
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French court hands GPL victory IT Wire It’s the reason why Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer calls Linux viral. But French courts obviously think it has merit because the GNU General Public Licence has been upheld in a court of appeals in France. What’s more, the ruling (PDF in French) came following a submission by a user, not the copyright holder, according to a statement by the Free Software Foundation’s branch in France
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