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It's Fair Use Day - good luck celebrating it

Today is Fair Use Day, notes Ars Technica. Not quite recognized as a national holiday, Fair Use Day was crated by Eric Clifford three years ago to raise awareness of the raidly shifting copyright landscape. This year the day is reconized by the Pirate Party of the Unites States, a...

Tags: Congress

Blog posts 2007-07-11

Congress reluctant to 'save net radio'

Despite a flood of input from voters, calling for Congress to "save net radio" by overturning the new royalty rates imposed by the Copyright Royalties Board, House members evinced substantial reluctance to get involved at a recent committee hearing, reports Ars Technica. In a meeting of the House Committee on...

Tags: Web, Congress

Blog posts 2007-06-29

Senate issues subpoenas on NSA warrantless wiretapping

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney’s office and the Justice Department after what the panel’s chairman called “stonewalling of the worst kind” of efforts to investigate the National Security Agency’s policy of wiretapping without warrants.Senator Patrick J. Leahy, chairman of...

Tags: Congress, Intelligence, Privacy

Blog posts 2007-06-28

'Day of Silence' for Internet radio

Gandhi would be proud of what probably is the Internet's first passive resistance protest--the "Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26. As a response to a court ruling that imposes huge increases on the royalty rates Internet radio operators must pay - which are applied retroactively, no...

Tags: Courts, Congress

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Google's latest target: Washington

As the search engine powerhouse Google penetrates more and more markets, it's also penetrating Washington. Google execs have been reading Microsoft history and are working hard not to repeat Redmond's ill-advised choice in the early '90s to shun the halls of government. Careful not to repeat Microsoft's stand-offish attitude, Google...

Tags: Google, Congress

Blog posts 2007-06-21

House report: 51 Bush officials have missing RNC emails

Eighty-eight White House officials have email accounts with Republican National Committee - and email records for 51 of them are missing, the House Oversight Committee reported on Monday. TechNewsWorld reports that the missing emails are starting to smell like a smoking gun with "obstruction of justice" emblazoned on the barrel.Congress...

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Blog posts 2007-06-20

Bill to make cable programming safer and cheaper for families

When it comes to cable programming, everyone knows that there's a few good channels in a sea of commercial pablum. A new bill introduced into the House of Representatives, however, hopes to change the programming structure to an tiered format, giving consumers more choice in what they allow into their...

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Blog posts 2007-06-15

Will Congress lift moratorium on Internet sales tax?

As the Internet increasingly becomes a place for people to shop and do business, the federal government wants a piece of the action. Several proposals are making the rounds of Congress that would undo a moratorium that blocks states from imposing their own taxes on Internet access, reports Wired NewsAt...

Tags: State &, Local Govt, Congress

Blog posts 2007-06-13

Congress wants to cut college funding over illegal downloads

Siding with the the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, politicians are putting pressure on universities to do more to prevent students from illegally downloading music and other copyrighted files on campus networks, reports CNET News.Focusing on how to stem the tide of file...

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Blog posts 2007-06-06

NPR file suit in net radio royalty conflict

National Public Radio has joined the ranks of online radio broadcasters objecting to recent ruling to increase music royalty fees, reports the Associated Press.NPR filed a notice with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals this week, stating that it would challenge the ruling by a panel of copyright judges that...

Tags: Courts, Congress

Blog posts 2007-06-01

Congress doubtful about immunity for phone companies in NSA spying

Despite the Bush administration's firm stance on granting immunity to telephone companies, Congress hopes to raise the issue again to find out exactly what the phone companies provided to the government, reports Ars Technica. The Bush administration has asked for retroactive immunity for telephone companies regardless of the legality of...

Tags: Congress, Intelligence

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Pelosi asks Yahoo users how to solve climate change

If a politician wants to find out what their constituents think should be done about global warming, why not ask them directly? That's just what House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi is doing when she appears on Yahoo Answersthis week, reports Green Wombat.Yahoo Answers is probably the biggest call-in show ever. Users...

Tags: Congress, Web

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Additional Resources

Way past peak oil but U.S. oil production still up for 2009

Artificial StatisticSaying we are way past peak productions is disingenuous, as there are a large number of places we could drill for oil, but can't because of environazis Still working on your numbers?Good job. Try to count to 30 next time. I bet you can do it.What's up with Harry...

Tags: Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Kinda, U.S. Oil, Godwin, Nazi, blog

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%

Misinterpreted numbers..."In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million."That's not 190,000. The 190,000 is non-farm payroll decrease, which doesn't include farm workers or self-employed persons who have hung it up.Maybe we need a NEW "New Deal?"Remember the 3 R's of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal?"...

Tags: Operational accounting, Personal finance, FDR, Common-sense, unemployment rate, New Deal, Obama, Reagan

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Canadians get a taste of American medical system with IMS Health buy

Oh the ironyJust another ironic investment made on behalf of Canadians over the years. As far as I know CPP is not investing using an ethical or green model, so there are probably lots of examples of very "un-Canadian" companies receiving investment via CPP.Not sure what your point is,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, IMS Health Inc., CPP, Dana, drug company, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

The Open College Textbook Act of 2009

ProfsWhat will the profs who force everyone to buy the latest edition of their own $125 textbook do now?Probably still the same thing.RE: The Open College Textbook Act of 2009You do know that this act will severely curtail the research that could lead to new curricula and textbooks?Why? It's because...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, textbook, Open College Textbook Act

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Lower costs or mandate coverage

More Politics on ZDNET?This is a tech site - please stick to TECH.Pitching this spin is not productive. It's also so one sided as to be laughable.America is a capitalist nation. Let the free market do its job and stop interfering.The marketThe market says policy is important. I...

Tags: Vertical industries, Palin, Carl Rapson

Discussion threads 2009-09-28