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Mises Economics Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
On the July 24, 2008 show of Free Talk Live , the excellent libertarian radio program, there was a lively and interesting IP discussion between host Ian and three callers, on the anti-IP side, and host Mark, on the mildly pro-IP side. It's interesting to see the sincere but confused and fumbling host Mark utterly unable to articulate a coherent defense, or even definition, of IP, especially in response...
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TalkLeft (Free subscription) | yesterday
A proposed law would empower the federal government to seize your computer if you use it to violate a copyright law by downloading a song or movie for which you didn't pay. Doesn't that penalty seem a bit excessive? The bill would also empower the federal government to bring civil suits for copyright infringement -- doing what the RIAA now does in its abusive lawsuits against (mostly) college students...
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Against Monopoly (Free subscription) | yesterday
On the July 24, 2008 show of Free Talk Live , the excellent libertarian radio program, there was a lively and interesting IP discussion between host Ian and three callers, on the anti-IP side, and host Mark, on the mildly pro-IP side. It's interesting to see the sincere but confused and fumbling host Mark utterly unable to articulate a coherent defense, or even definition, of IP, especially in response...
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CentOS, Linux and Operating Systems (Free subscription) | yesterday
I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) have just sponsored a new bill, the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008, which would combine the worst parts of the PRO-IP Act and the PIRATE Act. The basic idea is pretty simple: expand the Federal government to [...]
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AterSlash (Free subscription) | yesterday
Department of Homeland Security is a “Department”, which comes with a seat on the Cabinet. This looks more like the DEA with its “Drug Czar”, which I believe falls into the “Agency” category.
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Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
A bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) would increase penalties for counterfeiting, empower federal prosecutors to bring civil suits against copyright infringers, create a federal copyright czar to coordinate IP enforcement, and provide for the seizure of property used to violate copyrights and trademarks. Read More...
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TechBlogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
I Don’t Believe in Imaginary Property writes “Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) have just sponsored a new bill, the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008, which would combine the worst parts of the PRO-IP Act and the PIRATE Act. The basic idea is pretty simple: expand the Federal government to [...]
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Softpedia - Latest Mac software (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Hide The IP - Firefox add-on that allows you to change your IP in Firefox dinamically.
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TechBlogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’m a big fan of webcams. Once I figured out how to broadcast a webcam stream on a webpage, I started broadcasting from work so that my mom and friends could see me. One idea I had related to this was setting up a little home surveillance system with my two Logitech QuickCams and my eeePC 701’s [...]
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QJ.NET (Free subscription) | yesterday
We know a lot of you were disappointed with what's been happening in the Metal Gear Online servers as of late. After the Gene update launched, everything went downhill for the game. One of the major issues was that of the MGO shop. Restrictions to certain IPs were placed on the servers to lighten up the load. In the process, the feature was made unavailable to some players. All that is now over and...
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InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hasbro's lawsuit calls the online word game Scrabulous a "clear and blatant" infringement of Scrabble's intellectual property.
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Information Week (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hasbro's lawsuit calls the online word game Scrabulous a "clear and blatant" infringement of Scrabble's intellectual property.
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I/P Updates (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... reiterated yesterday that it did not intend to engage in negotiations on GI extension. "These TRIPS issues are important to many members, but we think it's vital to keep the focus of this meeting on agriculture, (manufactured goods), services. This meeting is not the time to create new mandates on the TRIPS issues," said a spokesperson for US Trade Representative Susan Schwab at a press briefing...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Global IP Solutions (OSE:GIPS): 2nd quarter results 2008: Tuesday August 26
