RIAA and MPAA merge to form MAFIAA
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) chairman Dan Glickman and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) president Cary Sherman today announced the historic merger of the two...
View ArticleLibrarians forced to shush about Big Brother’s watching!
A group of 4 Connecticut librarians recently announced that the US government had requested to view private patron records and also threatened imprisonment if the librarians spoke up about it. read...
View ArticlePhotos That Lie
You can’t always trust what you see. All these photos were manipulated beyond straightforward cropping of edges or lightening shaded areas. Often they have a key element inserted or deleted. read more...
View ArticleOctober 3rd Declared “Day Against DRM”
“If consumers even know there’s a DRM… we’ve already failed” -Disney Exec Taking inspiration from Disney, DefectiveByDesign.org is asking people to submit ideas for actions for October 3rd – a “world...
View ArticlePre-edit clips of ABC’s “Path to 9/11″
Much controversy surrounds ABC’s drama, “the Path to 9/11″ – representatives from the Clinton administration have threatened legal action, Democrats in Congress are crying foul. See the clips in...
View ArticleGuerrila Marketing takes YouTube
Motorola was behind the production of an Internet video clip mocking Samsung Electronics slim mobile phone “Ultra,” according to the Web site that first showed it. read more | digg story
View ArticleNever before seen 30 minute video of WTC attack
A video blogger has uploaded an unedited 30 minute video of the WTC attacks to Revver. It was filmed from their home 500 yards from the north tower. This is the first time this video has been publicly...
View ArticleRecord Labels Don’t Want To Answer Questions About Their Own Use Of p2p
“Lawyer Ray Beckerman (famous for defending plenty of people accused of file sharing) got the court to ask the record labels in the case to explain how employees at the labels actually used...
View ArticleWikipedia Defies China Censorship
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, has challenged Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to justify their claim that they could do more good than harm by co-operating with Beijing. Unlike those companies,...
View ArticleUS Military had plans to attack US Cities
“In the early 1960s, America’s top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba.” read...
View Article“Pirate parties” raid Europe, US
The group’s website lays out their goals (no English translation available). Instead of a “transparent citizenry,” the group demands a “transparent government” instead, one that does not monitor the...
View ArticleSenate Judiciary Committee approves Big Brother bills
Approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and written by Senator Arlen Specter in cooperation with the White House, the National Security Surveillance Act would legalize the NSA’s surveillance program...
View ArticleUS Voting Bill: Bring Your Passport To The Polls
The House passed today the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 which would require anyone wanting to vote in a federal election to present polling place officials with a government-issued photo ID....
View ArticleS1RA is back
“In June we brought attention to S1RA which has the laudable goal of bringing mechanical licensing into the 21st Century. However, buried deep within the legislation was a provision that required all...
View ArticleWal-Mart Threatened by iTunes Movies?
The New York Post reports that Wal-Mart is warning Hollywood studios against partnering with Apple’s iTunes Store for movie distribution. read more | digg story
View ArticleCan RIAA sue for songs they never verified by downloading from you?
Preclusion Motion Filed in UMG v. Lindor; Lindor Says RIAA Cannot Introduce Songs into Lawsuit if it Has Not Produced Song Files read more | digg story
View ArticleStudent Strip Search Bill goes to Senate
House bill HR 5295 made it out of committee and passed, and is now going to the Senate for review. This bill allows education officals and local police to just randomly search, all the way to a strip...
View ArticleWho Owns the Moon?
Letters to George W. Bush from German citizens attempting to affirm their rights to moon land they have purchased for $19.99 an acre. “Dear Mr. Bush: I read an article about the plans of the U.S....
View ArticleMovies, popcorn and CIA recruiting
MSNBC is reporting that the CIA hopes to find recruits by advertising in movie theaters. Movie-goers across the country will see CIA advertisements played along with other previews prior to movie...
View Article‘Wag the Dog’: MPAA Embarassment Over Pirated DVD Sniffing Labradors
The Motion Picture Association of America will stop at nothing to prevent the international trafficking of pirated movies. The film industry lobby is enlisting the help of two Labradors, Lucky and Flo,...
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