   September 05, 2004 - September 11, 2004 ArchiveSeptember 09, 2004Republicans Oppose National ID
From the official 2004 Republican Party Platform: "As tagging and tracking citizens is inconsistent with American freedom, we oppose the creation of a national identification card or system." We couldn't agree more.
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September 08, 2004Canada Considers Broadcast Flag
Michael Geist gives his perspective on the move.
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Save Betamax by Calling Out the Induce Act
The folks at Downhill Battle want you to call Congress on the harm the Induce Act would cause to innovation, and they've made it easy with SaveBetamax.org.
Gag-Happy Government Wants ACLU to Shut Up
The USA PATRIOT Act allows the government to issue "National Security Letters," which carry a gag-order for the recipient that prevents the disclosure that one has been received. But the DoJ has interpreted this to mean that the ACLU, in its work to examine how the letters are being (ab)used, can't publicly quote from published Supreme Court opinions or refer even vaguely to the circumstances of its case.
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Government Wants Arguments About Secret Law Kept...Secret?
EFF co-founder John Gilmore is suing the government over secret laws governing airport searches and ID requirements, but the Department of Justice wants to keep the everyone - even Gilmore's lawyers - in the dark about what the rules actually say.
"Lion" Bites Mouse
Disney lost the latest round in a South African lawsuit charging that the entertainment giant is the main offender in exploiting "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a song that was copied note-for-note from a deceased migrant farm worker. Piracy indeed, Mr. Eisner.
State of California Sues Diebold for False Claims
The state is joining a civil suit filed by two voting rights activists.
More Independent Software Turns iTunes into P2P Playground
MyTunes Redux allows iTunes users to share song files with multiple computers, not just stream music.
Court to Hear First "Warspamming" Case
That long, ugly word means "finding an open wireless network and sending spam therefrom."
September 07, 2004Congress Set to Vote on Spyware, P2P Bills
The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act (PDEA) cleared another hurdle on Capitol Hill. Tell your representatives to fight it by clicking here.
Why Grokster Rocks
The executive director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society explains why the Grokster opinion makes sense for the future of innovation.
Patents are Killing Software Innovation
So Martin Brampton argues in this op-ed.
Netflix to Download Movies to Your TiVo
We're pleasantly surprised that Netflix was able to get permission for this neat little trick.
Microsoft Likes the Sound of Competition
Gates & Co. last week revealed MSN Music - the latest way to buy music that won't play on your iPod.
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