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Archive for October, 2007
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McCullagh’s Law: When politicians invoke the do-this-or-Americans-will-die argument | The Iconoclast – politics, law, and technology – CNET News.com
This leads me to propose McCullagh’s Law of Politics:
As the certainty that legislation violates the U.S. Constitution increases, so does the probability of predictions that severe harm or death will come to Americans if the proposal is not swiftly enacted.
Ah, Declan. From time to time your cold libertarian heart produces gems.
Friday Cat Blogging
Yes. I have joined the ranks of the digitally enabled. For your viewing pleasure, we present:
Emergency Backup Cat:
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Copyright might follow U.S. model
Strangely, given their history, the National Post has a somewhat balanced article on the inclusion of copyright in the throne speech. It includes this gem from CRIA president Graham Henderson: “We’re concerned about hackers, the people who attack the business models,” said Mr. Henderson.
I wonder if anyone is going to pick up on that. CRIA wants a law put in place to protect their business model. Sigh. Techdirt has more reading on the whole Felony-Interfernce-Of-A-Business-Model is a not a real crime meme.
Michael Geist – Here Comes the DMCA
Michael Geist – Here Comes the DMCA
No words of balance, no words of access – simply more protection led by copyright legislation. This suggests – consistent with most speculation – that a DMCA-style bill could be coming to Canada within a matter of weeks.
Can anyone think of any way to let the people in Heritage Canada know that they are wrong about how they are interpreting our WIPO obligations? And that kowtowing to American media interests is contrary to Canadian media interests and this explains why many Canadian artists and labels have disassociated themselves from the CRIA? And that the current system that we have that is showing world record growth in digital media purchases is not symptomatic of a market that needs changing? I had no idea that the MPs on the committee and civil servants in the department were such corporate shills. UN-fricking-believable that they and the privy council have the balls to ruin Canada this way.
If I am going to break my silence, it might as well be with some serious metal.
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The Invisible Primary
31.October.2007 at 06:11 UTC · Filed under Media, Political/Social Commentary, Politics
Ars Technica has an interesting article up: POTUS 2008: Are you ready for some football? where they cover and summarize a report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy THE INVISIBLE PRIMARY—INVISIBLE NO LONGER
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