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MPAA Explains Why It's Okay To Tie Federal Funds To Blocking File ...
This is why we need campaign finance reform. We should allow individuals to contribute to the campaign of their choice, but all corporate donations should be placed in a general fund. I understand that corporations are important, but shouldn't the vote of their employees be enough of a voice? Should companies be allowed to influence a politician with a big check and a wish list? If your strategy as an entertainment company is to influence government to crack down on tv/music/movie downloads to increase your profit margins, then something is wrong. Make a product worth buying, and it will be sucessfull. I'll gladly pay my hard earned tax dollars to give everyone health insurance, but not to police the internet and invade privacy. The success of an entertainment company should be determined by the quality of their products, not by the sleazyness of their legal team.
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
A coalition of civil liberties groups and technology companies, including Pulver.com and Sun Microsystems, is appealing a US federal court ruling that forces ISPs to create backdoors for government wiretapping. The coalition on Friday asked the full US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, to review a 9 June ruling that sided with the Bush administration. That 2-1 ruling said internet providers must rewire their networks and follow a complex scheme of eavesdropping regulations. The deadline is set for May 2007. The groups behind the appeal, called an "en banc" rehearing, say they're happy to comply with legitimate court orders. What they're upset about are the cost, difficulty and the privacy concerns involved in building in backdoors for eavesdropping.
Monday wild card
I try to keep up with the blog, but I'm not going to sit here and pretend to know what I'm talking about when it comes to Gozzer Ranch yacht wars or Marty Fortier. � I'm doing this in addition to other work, so I'm not able to spend much time crusing around looking for things to post. And so - your help this week is crucial to keeping the blog flowing. Don't be shy about suggesting items to post, and please don't worry about insulting my intelligence or whatever by explaining at length why a particular post is noteworthy. This is your community, after all. Drop me a line at kenp@spokesman.com. Portrait of DFO courtesty of Brodh2o. .
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